D.W. Griffith

Director and writer. Born 22 January 1875 in LaGrange, Kentucky, USA. Died 23 July 1948.

Titles on Fi1m3 directing · 1 crew

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Born

22 January 1875, LaGrange, Kentucky, USA

Died

23 July 1948

Active

1915–1936

Frequently works with

Lillian Gish, Frank E. Woods, Mae Marsh, Richard Barthelmess

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 791

Under 601

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $104m across 3 films with figures
Active: 1915–1936

Genres

Drama3
History2
Romance1
War1

Best and worst on Fi1m

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages poster

83BestIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916

32WorstThe Birth of a Nation1915

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

2111900s

2951910s

171920s

41930s

11950s

11970s

12000s

Co-stars most worked with

Lillian Gish5 titles

Mae Marsh2 titles

Richard Barthelmess2 titles

Awards

Other awards1 won

Won1936Academy Honorary Award: Academy Honorary Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.