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Intolerance Overview:

Intolerance (1916) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by D.W. Griffith and produced by D.W. Griffith.

SYNOPSIS

Griffith's mammoth achievement, spanning several centuries and cultures. The silent film presents four stories linked solely by a single common thread: intolerance. Three of the stories are based on historical fact: medieval France during the reign of Charles IX; the birth and crucifixion of Christ; and the fall of Babylonia. The fourth tale is a "modern" story of greed, cruelty, and betrayal. Intolerance had its New York premiere on September 5, 1916; it was released two years after The Birth of a Nation, and it is widely regarded as Griffith's protest and self-defense against the charges of racism leveled at him for Birth's glorification of the Ku Klux Klan. Composer Carl Davis created a new score for a recent release.

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Intolerance was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1989.

Intolerance BlogHub Articles:

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look at – Intolerance (1916)

By Lea Stans on Apr 19, 2019 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Silents are Golden: A Closer Look at: Intolerance (1916) Along with my “Silent Superstars” series, I thought it would be fun to dive into the history behind specific films. Let’s start with a look at one of biggest spectacles ever put on film–Intolerance! It is one of the grandest,... Read full article

Intolerance (1916)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 1, 2016 From 4 Star Films

His ambitious follow-up to The Birth of the Nation a year before, D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance boasts four narrative threads meant to intertwine in a story of grand design. Transcending time, eras, and cultures, this monumental undertaking grabs hold of some of the cataclysmic markers of world ... Read full article

Intolerance (1916)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 1, 2016 From 4 Star Films

His ambitious follow up to The Birth of the Nation a year before, D.W. Griffith’s Intolerance boasts four narrative threads meant to intertwine in a story of grand design. Transcending time, eras, and cultures, this monumental undertaking grabs hold of some of the cataclysmic markers of world ... Read full article

Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)

By Beatrice on May 21, 2013 From Flickers in Time

Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages Directed by D. W. Griffith 1916/USA Triangle Film Corporation/Wark Producing Repeat viewing #5 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die IMDb users say 7.9; I say 5.0 My definition of a movie I’m glad I don’t have to see again bef... Read full article

Watch: Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Through the Ages (1)

By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jun 2, 2012 From Pretty Clever Films

Summer seems to be on hiatus in my backyard this Saturday. If the same is true where you live, then maybe it’s the perfect time to drag your laptop over to the cozy, comfy bed and settle in for a watch of D.W. Griffith’s epic Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Through the Ages. I have so... Read full article

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Quotes from Intolerance:

The Boy: Nothing doing on the good night stuff, I always go inside to see my girls.
The Mountain Girl: But touch my skirt and I'll scratch your eyes out!
The Dear One: I'll walk like her and maybe everyone will like me too.
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Facts from Intolerance
2007: The American Film Institute ranked this as the #49 Greatest Movie of All Time.
Howard Gaye, an English actor who played Jesus Christ, got involved in a sex scandal involving a 14-year-old girl and was deported back to England. Because of the scandal, his name was removed from prints of the film at the time.
The inspiration for this film came from D.W. Griffith's surprise at the loud protests against his previous film, The Birth of a Nation. In response to those attacks, he wanted to illustrate the problem with intolerance to other people's views.
On 9 November 2001, the newly-built Kodak Theatre Complex at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland (in Hollywood) had its grand opening (it is the new permanent home for the Annual Academy Awards event and began with the 74th Annual Academy Awards on 24 March 2002). The tall archway standing in the Babylon Court of the complex is copied from designs from this film, as are the elephant statues, each of which weighs 33,500 pounds.
D.W. Griffith was forced to re-shoot the sequence of the crucifixion because certain organizations were saying that Griffith shot too many Jewish extras around the cross, and not enough Romans. Griffith then burned the footage and re-shot the scene with more Roman extras.
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