Directing
D.W. Griffith
- Titles
- 535movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1908 to 2002, with a break from 1974 to 2001, busiest in 1909 with 133 main titles.
- Directed
- 466titles as director
- Average score
57/100
- Highest rated
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical9.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.9average 3.6
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Dark Humor1.5, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 81
- Silent Film 45
- Historical Drama 31
- Historical Setting 29
- Social Commentary 28
- Melodrama 26
- Silent Film Era 20
- Nostalgic 14
- Silent Era 13
- Simple Narrative 12
- Class Conflict 9
- Tragic Romance 9
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Billy BitzerCinematographerThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, Orphans of the Storm, 1776, or The Hessian Renegades, +139 more
Arthur V. JohnsonActorSweet Revenge, Love Among the Roses, The Light That Came, The Violin Maker of Cremona, The Lure of the Gown, +97 more
Robert HarronActorThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Sweet Revenge, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, +94 more
Kate BruceActorHearts of the World, A Romance of Happy Valley, Love Among the Roses, The Light That Came, A Child of the Ghetto, +94 more
Mary PickfordActor1776, or The Hessian Renegades, The Renunciation, Love Among the Roses, The Light That Came, The Violin Maker of Cremona, +90 more
Mack SennettActor1776, or The Hessian Renegades, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Light That Came, Over the Hills to the Poor House, Leather Stocking, +86 more
Florence LawrenceActorThe Lure of the Gown, The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals, The Taming of the Shrew, The Feud and the Turkey, The Cardinal's Conspiracy, +83 more
Marion LeonardActorSweet Revenge, Love Among the Roses, The Light That Came, The Violin Maker of Cremona, The Lure of the Gown, +80 more
Linda ArvidsonActorThe Cricket on the Hearth, A Corner in Wheat, The Lure of the Gown, Leather Stocking, The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals, +70 more
Henry B. WalthallActorThe Birth of a Nation, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, Home, Sweet Home, Three Friends, Love Among the Roses, +57 more
Harry SolterActorThe Renunciation, The Violin Maker of Cremona, The Lure of the Gown, The Taming of the Shrew, The Feud and the Turkey, +55 more
George GebhardtActorThe Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals, The Cord of Life, The Taming of the Shrew, The Feud and the Turkey, The Fascinating Mrs. Francis, +49 more
Movies and TV shows
51930s
5 titles · average score 66
80
San Francisco (1936)
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
63
The Struggle (1931)
Original Music Composer, Director
56
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Director
