Directing
D.W. Griffith
- Titles
- 542movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1908 to 2002, with a break from 1974 to 2001, busiest in 1909 with 134 main titles.
- Directed
- 468titles 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 3.7
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.8, average 5.3
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.8, average 2.2
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, 1776, or The Hessian Renegades, Orphans of the Storm, +142 more
Arthur V. JohnsonActorThe Two Brothers, Sweet Revenge, To Save Her Soul, The Light That Came, The Indian Runner's Romance, +103 more
Kate BruceActorThe Two Brothers, A Romance of Happy Valley, Hearts of the World, What the Daisy Said, Betrayed by a Handprint, +100 more
Robert HarronActorThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, Sweet Revenge, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, A Romance of Happy Valley, +96 more
Mack SennettActor1776, or The Hessian Renegades, What the Daisy Said, Betrayed by a Handprint, To Save Her Soul, The Cricket on the Hearth, +91 more
Mary PickfordActorThe Two Brothers, 1776, or The Hessian Renegades, The Renunciation, What the Daisy Said, To Save Her Soul, +90 more
Marion LeonardActorThe Two Brothers, Sweet Revenge, The Light That Came, The Girls and Daddy, Leather Stocking, +84 more
Florence LawrenceActorBetrayed by a Handprint, The Girls and Daddy, The Way of Man, The Lure of the Gown, Lady Helen's Escapade, +84 more
Linda ArvidsonActorThe Two Brothers, Betrayed by a Handprint, The Cricket on the Hearth, Leather Stocking, Enoch Arden: Part II, +76 more
Henry B. WalthallActorThe Birth of a Nation, The Two Brothers, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, In the Aisles of the Wild, Three Friends, +60 more
Harry SolterActorThe Renunciation, Betrayed by a Handprint, The Lure of the Gown, The Violin Maker of Cremona, The Son's Return, +56 more
George NicholsActorA Romance of Happy Valley, What the Daisy Said, To Save Her Soul, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Light That Came, +52 more
Movies and TV shows
972000s
1 title
1930s
2 titles · average score 68
80
San Francisco (1936)
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
56
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Director
1920s
5 titles · average score 71
68
The King of Kings (1927)
Assistant Director
75
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
Producer, Director
68
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
Director
66
Isn't Life Wonderful (1924)
Writer, Director
79
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Director, Screenplay
1910s
54 titles · average score 57
59
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Producer, Writer
60
An Unseen Enemy (1912)
Director
The Sands of Dee (1912)
Director
59
Enoch Arden: Part II (1911)
Director
59
Enoch Arden: Part I (1911)
Director
The Two Brothers (1910)
Director
50
What the Daisy Said (1910)
Director
64
The Unchanging Sea (1910)
Director
A Flash of Light (1910)
Director
A Child's Impulse (1910)
Director
1900s
35 titles · average score 49
55
The Sealed Room (1909)
Director
55
A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
Writer, Director
61
Those Awful Hats (1909)
Writer, Director
To Save Her Soul (1909)
Writer, Director
The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
Director
The Lure of the Gown (1909)
Director, Writer
Resurrection (1909)
Director
Pippa Passes (1909)
Director, Writer
The Politician's Love Story (1909)
as Man - First Couple
39
Betrayed by a Handprint (1908)
Director, Writer
39
Balked at the Altar (1908)
Writer, Director