Directing
D.W. Griffith
- Titles
- 516movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1908 to 2002, with a break from 1952 to 2001, busiest in 1909 with 133 main titles.
- Directed
- 457titles as director
- Average score
56/100
- Highest rated
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical9.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.2average 3.6
- Pathos6.8average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.5, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Cringe Humor0.9, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Early Cinema 41
- Silent Film 23
- Historical Setting 20
- Melodrama 16
- Social Commentary 14
- Historical Drama 14
- Silent Film Era 11
- Nostalgic 9
- Simple Narrative 8
- Silent Era 7
- Silent Era Drama 6
- Short Film 5
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, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, Orphans of the Storm, +139 more
Arthur V. JohnsonActorA Sweet Revenge, Pranks, The Taming of the Shrew, A Drunkard's Reformation, The Call of the Wild, +97 more
Robert HarronActorThe Birth of a Nation, Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, A Sweet Revenge, The Musketeers of Pig Alley, Hearts of the World, +94 more
Kate BruceActorWay Down East, Hearts of the World, A Romance of Happy Valley, The Sheriff's Baby, To Save Her Soul, +90 more
Mary PickfordActor1776, or The Hessian Renegades, The Renunciation, The Mender of Nets, So Near, Yet So Far, To Save Her Soul, +90 more
Mack SennettActor1776, or The Hessian Renegades, The Call of the Wild, To Save Her Soul, The Sealed Room, What the Daisy Said, +85 more
Florence LawrenceActorThe Taming of the Shrew, A Drunkard's Reformation, The Call of the Wild, Eradicating Aunty, The Cardinal's Conspiracy, +83 more
Marion LeonardActorA Sweet Revenge, Pranks, The Expiation, The Sealed Room, The Voice of the Violin, +80 more
Linda ArvidsonActorA Corner in Wheat, The Taming of the Shrew, A Drunkard's Reformation, The Sealed Room, The Voice of the Violin, +69 more
Henry B. WalthallActorThe Birth of a Nation, Home, Sweet Home, A Corner in Wheat, Pranks, The Battle at Elderbush Gulch, +57 more
Harry SolterActorThe Renunciation, The Taming of the Shrew, The Call of the Wild, The Violin Maker of Cremona, The Son's Return, +55 more
George GebhardtActorThe Taming of the Shrew, The Call of the Wild, Where the Breakers Roar, The Song of the Shirt, The Cord of Life, +49 more
Movies and TV shows
371930s
2 titles · average score 62
68
San Francisco (1936)
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
56
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Director
1920s
6 titles · average score 68
68
The King of Kings (1927)
Assistant Director
The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
Director, Producer
Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
Director
65
Isn't Life Wonderful (1924)
Producer, Director
70
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Producer, Screenplay
71
Way Down East (1920)
Producer, Director
1910s
20 titles · average score 63
70
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
Director, Producer
73
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
Director, Costume Design
60
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Director, Producer
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
Director, Writer
58
Death's Marathon (1913)
Director
If We Only Knew (1913)
Director
The Informer (1912)
Director
59
Enoch Arden: Part II (1911)
Director
58
Enoch Arden: Part I (1911)
Director
The Two Brothers (1910)
Director
The Unchanging Sea (1910)
Director
1900s
9 titles
To Save Her Soul (1909)
Director, Writer
The Lure of the Gown (1909)
Director, Writer
The Awakening (1909)
Director
Two Memories (1909)
Writer, Director
The Restoration (1909)
Director, Writer
A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
Writer, Director
In Old Kentucky (1909)
Director
Twin Brothers (1909)
Director
Tragic Love (1909)
Director, Writer