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D.W. Griffith
Director
D.W. Griffith
Defining Films
Filmography (485)
Intolerance
One Million B.C . (uncredited
One Million B.C . (uncredited
The Struggle
Abraham Lincoln
Lady of the Pavements
Drums of Love
The Battle of the Sexes
The Sorrows of Satan
That Royle Girl
Sally of the Sawdust
Isn’t Life Wonderful
America
The White Rose
One Exciting Night
Orphans of the Storm
Dream Street
The Idol Dancer
The Love Flower
Way Down East
A Romance of Happy Valley
Broken Blossoms
Scarlet Days
True Heart Susie
The Greatest Question
The Girl Who Stayed At Home
The Great Love
Hearts of the World
The Greatest Thing in Life
The Birth of a Nation
The Battle of the Sexes
The Escape
The Avenging Conscience
Home, Sweet Home
The Lady and the Mouse
The Indian’s Loyalty
The Indian’s Loyalty
The Wanderer
The Coming of Angelo
Just Gold
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
The Sorrowful Shore
The Sorrowful Shore
The Ranchero’s Revenge
The Ranchero’s Revenge
Judith of Bethulia
Brute Force
Near to Earth
Broken Ways
The Sheriff’s Baby
The Mistake
The House of Darkness
Death’s Marathon
A Misunderstood Boy
A Misunderstood Boy
The Hero of Little Italy
The Hero of Little Italy
The Mothering Heart
A Welcome Intruder
A Welcome Intruder
Olaf-An Atom
During the Round-Up
During the Round-Up
A Timely Interception
Two Men of the Desert
His Mother’s Son
A Girl’s Stratagem
A Girl’s Stratagem
The Perfidy of Mary
The Perfidy of Mary
Her Mother’s Oath
Her Mother’s Oath
The Little Tease
The Yaqui Cur
The Reformers, Or the Lost Art of Minding One’s Business
A Child’s Remorse
A Child’s Remorse
When Kings Were the Law
When Kings Were the Law
The God Within
The God Within
Pirate Gold
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
The Girl and Her Trust
An Indian Summer
So Near, Yet So Far
An Outcast Among Outcasts
An Outcast Among Outcasts
The Female of the Species
An Unseen Enemy
A Beast At Bay
A Pueblo Legend
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Unwelcome Guest
A Siren of Impulse
A Siren of Impulse
Two Daughters of Eve
A Temporary Truce
The Tender-Hearted Boy
The Tender-Hearted Boy
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
A Cry for Help
The Spirit Awakened
The Spirit Awakened
Black Sheep
Brothers
Brutality
Drink’s Lure
Drink’s Lure
The Schoolteacher and the Waif
The Schoolteacher and the Waif
The Sands of Dee
Fate
Fate’s Interception
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
Friends
The Punishment
Gold and Glitter
Three Friends
Heaven Avenges
Heaven Avenges
Heredity
The Painted Lady
His Lesson
His Lesson
The One She Loved
A Lodging for the Night
The Old Actor
Home Folks
The New York Hat
The Narrow Road
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
A Chance Deception
A Chance Deception
In the Aisles of the Wild
A Misappropriated Turkey
A Misappropriated Turkey
Iola’s Promise
The Mender of the Nets
The Massacre
Just Like a Woman
Lena and the Geese
Under Burning Skies
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
Love in an Apartment Hotel
Love in an Apartment Hotel
The Lesser Evil
Man’s Genesis
Man’s Lust for Gold
Man’s Lust for Gold
The Inner Circle
The Informer
A Change of Spirit
A Change of Spirit
My Baby
My Hero
Oil and Water
One is Business, the Other Crime
The Two Sides
Sunshine Through the Dark
Sunshine Through the Dark
The Lonedale Operator
A Smile of a Child
A Smile of a Child
A Knight of the Road
A Knight of the Road
Teaching Dad to Like Her
Teaching Dad to Like Her
A Sister’s Love
A Sister’s Love
The Old Confectioner’s Mistake
The Old Confectioner’s Mistake
The Old Bookkeeper
The Old Bookkeeper
The Indian Brothers
The Adventures of Billy
As in a Looking Glass
Robby the Coward
Robby the Coward
Love in the Hills
Love in the Hills
The White Rose of the Wilds
The White Rose of the Wilds
The Voice of the Child
Madame Rex
The Unveiling
Saved From Himself
Swords and Hearts
In the Days of ’49
In the Days of ’49
A Romany Tragedy
A Romany Tragedy
A Blot on the ‘Scutcheon
A Blot on the ‘Scutcheon
The Miser’s heart
The Sorrowful Example
The Sorrowful Example
Billy’s Stratagem
The Spanish Gypsy
The Spanish Gypsy
Dan the Dandy
Dan the Dandy
The Squaw’s Love
The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of
The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of
The Broken Cross
The Broken Cross
A Woman Scorned
A Country Cupid
The Last Drop of Water
The Blind Princess and the Poet
The Blind Princess and the Poet
Enoch Arden, Part 1
Enoch Arden, Part 1
Enoch Arden, part 2
The Ruling Passion
The Sunbeam
Through Darkened Vales
Italian Blood
The Eternal Mother
The Jealous Husband
The Rose of Kentucky
Fighting Blood
Fisher Folks
The Revenue Man and the Girl
A Terrible Discovery
For His Son
A Tale of the Wilderness
A Tale of the Wilderness
The Making of a Man
The Chief’s Daughter
The Chief’s Daughter
The Battle
Was He A Coward?
Was He A Coward?
The Failure
A String of Pearls
The Baby and the Stork
Her Awakening
The Crooked Road
The Thief and the Girl
The Thief and the Girl
The Primal Call
The Trail of the Books
Her Sacrifice
The Transformation of Mike
His Daughter
The Long Road
As the Bells Rang Out
As the Bells Rang Out
A Child of the Ghetto
A Child’s Faith
A Child’s Faith
A Child’s Impulse
A Child’s Stratagem
A Child’s Stratagem
A Decree of Destiny
A Decree of Destiny
A Flash of Light
A Midnight Cupid
A Midnight Cupid
A Mohawk’s Way
A Mohawk’s Way
An Affair of Hearts
An Affair of Hearts
An Arcadian Maid
A Plain Song
A Rich Revenge
A Rich Revenge
A Romance of the Western Hills
A Salutary lesson
A Salutary lesson
As It Is In Life
A Summer Idyll
A Victim of Jealousy
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
Conscience
Examination Day at School
Examination Day at School
Faithful
Fate’s Turning
Gold is Not All
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Her Father’s Pride
Her Father’s Pride
His Last Burglary
His Last Burglary
His Sister-In-Law
His Sister-In-Law
His Trust
His Trust Fulfilled
In Life’s Cycle
In Old California
In the Border States
In the Season of Buds
Little Angels of Luck
Little Angels of Luck
Love Among the Roses
Muggsy’s First Sweetheart
Over Silent Paths
Ramona
Rose O’Salem Town
Serious Sixteen
Serious Sixteen
Simple Charity
Sunshine Sue
Taming a Husband
That Chink at Golden Gulch
The Banker’s Daughters
The Banker’s Daughters
The Broken Doll
The Call to Arms
The Converts
The Diamond Star
The Face at the Window
The Final Settlement
The Final Settlement
The Fugitive
The Golden Supper
The Gold Seekers
The House with the Closed Shutters
The Iconoclast
The Implement
The Implement
The Italian Barber
The Lesson
The Lily of the Tenements
The Lily of the Tenements
The Man
The Marked Time-Table
The Marked Time-Table
The Message of the Violin
The Message of the Violin
The Modern Prodigal
The Newlyweds
The Oath and the Man
The Purgation
The Song of the Wildwood Flute
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
The Thread of Destiny
The Twisted Trail
The Two Brothers
The Two Paths
The Unchanging Sea
The Usurer
The Way of the World
Thou Shalt Not
Three Sisters
Two Little Waifs
Two Little Waifs
Unexpected Help
Waiter No. 5
What Shall We Do With Our Old?
What the Daisy Said
When a Man Loves
Wilful Peggy
Winning Back His Love
The French Duel
Those Awful Hats
The Gibson Goddess
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
Edgar Allen Poe
The Sealed Room
The Seventh Day
Confidence
The Slave
A Convict’s Sacrifice
A Convict’s Sacrifice
The Son’s Return
Comata, the Sioux
Choosing a Husband
Choosing a Husband
Two Women and a Man
The Suicide Club
At the Altar
A Troublesome Satchel
A Troublesome Satchel
A Trap for Santa Claus
The Test
A Strange Meeting
A Change of Heart
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
A Sound Sleeper
A Sound Sleeper
The Trick That Failed
The Trick That Failed
With Her Card
With Her Card
Wanted, A Child
A Rude Hostess
A Rude Hostess
Was Justice Served?
Was Justice Served?
The Violin Maker of Cremona
A New Trick
The Voice of the Violin
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
The Way of Man
A Burglar’s Mistake
A Burglar’s Mistake
A Midnight Adventure
A Midnight Adventure
The Winning Coat
The Winning Coat
The Broken Locket
The Brahma Diamond
The Brahma Diamond
The Call
The Woman from Mellon’s
The Woman from Mellon’s
The Cardinal’s Conspiracy
The Better Way
The Children’s Friend
The Children’s Friend
The Cloister’s Touch
The Cloister’s Touch
The Wooden Leg
The Cord of Life
The Country Doctor
The Cricket on the Hearth
The Awakening
The Dancing Girl of Butte
The Dancing Girl of Butte
The Death Disc
The Deception
The Drive for Life
The Drive for Life
The Duke’s Plan
The Duke’s Plan
The Eavesdropper
The Englishman and the Girl
The Englishman and the Girl
Tender Hearts
The Expiation
The Expiation
They Would Elope
The Faded Lilies
Sweet Revenge
The Fascinating Mrs. Frances
The Fascinating Mrs. Frances
Sweet and Twenty
The Friend of the Family
Resurrection
Pranks
Pippa Passes
The Golden Louis
Those Boys
Those Boys
What Drink Did
On the Reef
One Night and Then
One Night and Then
One Busy Hour
One Busy Hour
The Honor of his Family
The Honor of his Family
Oh, Uncle
A Fool’s Revenge
A Fool’s Revenge
A Baby’s Shoe
A Baby’s Shoe
Nursing a Viper
A Fair Exchange
Mrs. Jones’ Lover, Or I Want My Hat!
Mrs. Jones’ Lover, Or I Want My Hat!
The Indian Runner’s Romance
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Through the Breakers
The Jilt
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
The Last Deal
Lucky Jim
“Tis An Ill Wind That Blows No Good
“Tis An Ill Wind That Blows No Good
The Light That Came
To Save Her Soul
The Little Darling
The Little Teacher
Lines of White on the Sullen Sea
Lines of White on the Sullen Sea
The Lonely Villa
Leather Stockings
Leather Stockings
Lady Helen’s Escapade
The Lure of the Gown
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
A Drunkard’s Reformation
Jones and His New Neighbors
The Medicine Bottle
The Mended Lute
Jealousy and the Man
Jealousy and the Man
The Message
Trying to Get Arrested
Trying to Get Arrested
The Mexican Sweethearts
The Mexican Sweethearts
The Mills of the Gods
In the Window Recess
In the Window Recess
In the Watches of the Night
In the Watches of the Night
Twin Brothers
In Old Kentucky
The Mountaineer’s Honor
In Little Italy
In Little Italy
In A Hempen Bag
In A Hempen Bag
The Necklace
A Corner in Wheat
I Did It, Mama
I Did It, Mama
The Note in the Shoe
The Note in the Shoe
What’s Your Hurry
His Wife’s Visitor
His Wife’s Mother
His Ward’s Love
His Ward’s Love
His Lost Love
The Open Gate
His Duty
The Peach Basket Hat
The Peach Basket Hat
Her Terrible Ordeal
The Politician’s Love Story
Her First Biscuits
The Prussian Spy
Getting Even
Two Memories
The Redman’s View
The Renunciation
The Restoration
Fools of Fate
The Road to the Heart
The Road to the Heart
The Rocky Road
The Roue’s Heart
The Roue’s Heart
Eradicating Auntie
Eradicating Auntie
Eloping With Auntie
Eloping With Auntie
The Girl and the Outlaw
The Girls and Daddy
Father Gets in the Game
The Welcome Burglar
The Welcome Burglar
An Awful Moment
The Sacrifice
The Salvation Army Lass
The Clubman and the Tramp
The Clubman and the Tramp
The Greaser’s Gauntlet
The Barbarian, Ingomar
One Touch of Nature
Where the Breakers Roar
The Guerilla
The Heart of O’yama
The Heart of O’yama
The Helping Hand
The Zulu’s Heart
The Hindoo Dagger
The Hindoo Dagger
The Feud and the Turkey
The Feud and the Turkey
The Honor of Thieves
The Honor of Thieves
A Smoked Husband
The Song of the Shirt
A Calamitous Elopement
A Rural Elopement
A Rural Elopement
Concealing a Burglar
Concealing a Burglar
The Devil
The Call of the Wild
Mrs. Jones Entertains
Mrs. Jones Entertains
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
The Ingrate
The Vaquero’s Vow
The Vaquero’s Vow
Betrayed by a Hand Print
Betrayed by a Hand Print
Mr. Jones at the Ball
Behind the Scenes
Balked at the Altar
Money Mad
The Stolen Jewels
The Stolen Jewels
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
The Pirate’s Gold
The Planter’s Wife
A Wreath in Time
A Wreath in Time
A Woman’s Way
After Many Years
The Criminal Hypnotist
The Criminal Hypnotist
Love Finds a Way
The Taming of the Shrew
For Love of Gold
The Reckoning
The Red Girl
The Redman and the Child
The Redman and the Child
The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter
The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter
Tragic Love
The Man and the Woman
The Maniac Cook
The Maniac Cook
For a Wife’s Honor
For a Wife’s Honor
The Adventures of Dolly
The Adventures of Dolly
The Curtain Pole
The Christmas Burglars
The Christmas Burglars
The Test of Friendship
The Test of Friendship
The Fatal Hour
The Romance of a Jewess
The Romance of a Jewess