Intolerance
Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story cente...
| Corporate Author: | Wark Producing Corporation., Kino International Corporation. |
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| Other Authors: | Griffith, D. W. 1875-1948., Loos, Anita, 1893-1981., Long, Walter, 1879-1952., Love, Bessie., Marshall, Tully, 1864-1943., Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Kino on Video,
c2002.
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| Series: |
Griffith masterworks
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city. |
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| Item Description: |
Videodisc release of the 1916 motion picture. Remastered, with color tinted sequences. "A sun-play of the ages"--Title card. Special features include: Introduction by Orson Welles; excerpt of The last days of Pompeii (1913); excerpt of Cabiria (1914); excerpt of The fall of Babylon (alternate ending); pamphlets; about the score; the book. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (197 min.) : sd., b&w tinted ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD. |
| Production Credits: |
Music composed by Joseph Turrin ; produced for video by Bret Wood. |