D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 22 years old

The beginning of a master

In the span of five years, pioneering director D.W. Griffith delivered some 450 films for the Biograph Company at a rate of two or three films per week. One and two reels in length, these works showed the filmmaker inventing, borrowing, and perfecting techniques he later used to memorable effect in "The Birth of a Nation," "Intolerance," "Way Down East" and "Orphans of the Storm." Including Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Mary Pickford, Mack Sennett, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Walthall, and Mae Marsh. Among the 22 titles included on this landmark release are such widely recognized masterworks as "The Musketeers of Pig Alley," "The Battle at Elderbush Gulch," "The New York Hat," and "A Corner in Wheat."

Credits

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 Cast

Name Character
Alfred Paget He was 122, 45 years old when he died
Lillian Gish She was 108, 99 years old when she died
Lionel Barrymore He was 124, 76 years old when he died
Mack Sennett He was 122, 80 years old when he died
Mary Pickford She was 109, 86 years old when she died
Clara T. Bracy She was 154, 93 years old when she died
Elmer Booth He was 119, 32 years old when he died
Walter Miller He was 110, 48 years old when he died

D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 Crew

Name Department
Billy Bitzer as Cinematography. He was 130 (72) years old when He died Crew
Edgar Allan Poe as Writer. He was 193 (40) years old when He died Writing
D.W. Griffith as Director. He was 127 (73) years old when He died Directing
D.W. Griffith as Writer. He was 127 (73) years old when He died Writing
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 poster
D.W. Griffith - Years of Discovery 1909-1913 (22 years)

The beginning of a master

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
  • Runtime: 334 minutes