This collection of D.W. Griffith features and shorts presents some of the finest work of arguably the most influential filmmaker ever in a spectacular home edition. Collecting four of his most important and best features (THE BIRTH OF A NATION, INTOLERANCE, ORPHANS OF THE SUN, and BROKEN BLOSSOMS) along with over 15 shorts from his five years at the Biograph Studios, GRIFFITH MASTERWORKS is a testament to the enduring art of the man who created American movies. See individual titles (including BIOGRAPH SHORTS) for details.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Boxed Set

Disc #1: THE BIRTH OF A NATION
2-Disc Set
Full Frame
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage - 1. Prologue
Bonus Short - 1. 7 Civil War Shorts
Making-of - 1. THE MAKING OF THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Documentary - 1. NEW YORK VS. THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

Disc #2: ORPHANS OF THE STORM
Keep Case
Full Frame
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage - 1. D.W. Griffith's Funeral
Introduction - 1. Orson Welles
Bonus Feature - 1. RESCUED FROM THE EAGLE'S NEST (1908)
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos - 1. Rare Griffith Photographs

Disc #3: INTOLERANCE
Keep Case
Full Frame
Additional Release Material:
Film Clips - 1. CABIRIA (1914)
2. THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII (1914)
3. "The Fall of Babylon"
Introduction - 1. Orson Welles
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

Disc #4: BROKEN BLOSSOMS
Keep Case
Additional Release Materials:
Introduction - 1. Lillian Gish - Star
Isolated Audio Track - 1. "Broken Blossoms" - A Recording of the 1919 Song
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Complete Text of Thomas Burke's Original Story
Article - 1. D.W. Griffith on Leading Ladies

Disc #5: BIOGRAPH SHORTS
2-Disc Set
Full Frame
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

Lillian Gish: American actress, BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
Dorothy Gish: American Actress
Donald Crisp: Actor/Director
Mae Marsh: Silent Film Actress
Ralph Lewis: Silent-Film Actor

D.W. Griffith: Legendary film director/producer