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The film consists of four distinct, but parallel, stories—intercut with increasing frequency as the film builds to a climax—that demonstrate mankind’s persistent intolerance throughout the ages.
Intolerance: Directed by D.W. Griffith. With Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, F.A. Turner. The story of a poor young woman separated by prejudice from her husband and baby is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Dec 31, 2014 · Director D.W. Griffith's expensive, most ambitious silent film masterpiece Intolerance (1916) is one of the milestones and landmarks in cinematic history. Many reviewers and film historians consider it the greatest film of the silent era.
D.W. Griffith's epic intercuts between four separate stories about man's inhumanity to man. In Babylon, pacifist Prince Belshazzar is brought down by warring religious factions. In Judea, the last...
Intolerance is a silent epic film by D.W. Griffith that depicts four stories of intolerance and hatred from different historical eras. The film uses crosscutting and parallel editing to show the similarities and contrasts between the stories and their effects on human lives.
Intolerance, epic American silent film, released in 1916, that is notable for its vast sets and for its intricate plot structure. A plea for tolerance, it was director D.W. Griffith’s response to the censorship and controversy that arose over the overt racism found in his previous film, The Birth
Interweaving four historical epochs over three hours in a non-linear feast of cross-cutting (there are more than 50 transitional edits between the four plot lines), Intolerance was a radically new film that, despite ultimately leaving some viewers confused by Lilian Gish and her rocking cradle, opened the world’s eyes to the power of an ...
