Director D.W. Griffith is perhaps most know for his groundbreaking but controversial film “Birth of Nations” (1915), but his follow up Intolerance (1916) (which can be seen perhaps partly as a response to accusations of perpetuating racial stereotypes and glorifying the Klu Klux Klan in Birth of Nations) is considered by many to be his masterpiece, and indeed the greatest film of the whole silent era. Griffiths mammoth film, also subtitled: “A Sun-Play of the Ages” and “Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages.”, consists of four distinct but parallel stories that demonstrated mankind’s intolerance during four different ages in world history. Intolerance was a colossal undertaking filled with monumental sets, lavish period costumes, and more than 3,000 extras.
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| CLIPS | SHORT | FULL LENGTH SILENT | FULL LENGTH TALKIE |
|---|---|---|---|
Princess Nicotine (1909) 6min | Gertie the Dinosaur (1914) 12min | Last of the Mohicans (1920) 1hr11min | Meet John Doe (1941) 2hr3min |
The Unappreciated Joke (1903) 1min | Frankenstein (1910) 13min | The General (1926) 1hr19min | Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) 1hr19mins |
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895) 21sec | The Great Train Robbery (1903) 10min | Wolf Blood (1925) 1hr7min | Reefer Madness (1938) 1hr8min |
The Kiss (1896) 25secs | Experiments in the Revival of Organisms (1940) 20min | Battleship Potemkin (1925) 1hr13min | The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) 1hr57min |
Trapeze Disrobing Act (1901) 2min | Are You Popular (1947) 10min | The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) 1hr11min | Scarlet Street (1945) 1hr43min |
Annie Oakley Fires Her Gun (1894) 20secs | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) 13min | Faust (1926) 1hr55min | The Last Man on Earth (1964) 1hr27min |
Operation Cue (1955) 52sec | Never Weaken (1921) 28min | Intolerance (1916) 2hr57min | Quicksand (1950) 1hr18min |