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Sang-drax

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Wikipedia Page o' the Day: The Birth of a Nation
« on: August 18, 2005, 01:44:40 PM »
Has anyone seen it?

It was released in 1915, the same year as the rebirth of the Klan. The film is incredibly racist, but interesting to watch. The first half is a big-budget depiction of the American Civil War, made only 50 years after the war ended.

 
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In some cases, enthusiastic southern audiences fired their guns into the screen.
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« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2005, 12:42:08 AM »
nope

IIRC the director made an equally grand movie after the birth of a nation which had a tolerance message because he felt his other film was too racist
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« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2005, 04:27:36 AM »
Yes, but I haven't seen it. It's called Intolerance.
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