When did D. W. Griffith film The Birth of a Nation?
D. W. Griffith began filming on the 4th of July 1914 and finished by October 1914.
D. W. Griffith began filming on the 4th of July 1914 and finished by October 1914.
Much of the filming took place at the Griffith Ranch in San Fernando Valley with additional scenes shot at what is now Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Whittier, and Ojai Valley.
Composer Joseph Carl Breil created a three-hour-long musical score combining classical works with original compositions including Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber and Leichte Kavallerie by Franz von Suppé.
The Birth of a Nation became the first movie shown in the White House in the East Room on the 18th of February 1915 attended by President Woodrow Wilson members of his family and members of his Cabinet.
By the time of the movie's the 3rd of March 1915 premiere in New York City its subject matter had embroiled the film in charges of racism protests and calls for censorship led by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.