The Birth of A Nation - Blu-ray Release

Blu-ray Release

Kino Video

• Released: November 22, 2011
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Sound: DTS-HD Master Audio English, Dolby 2.0 Stereo
• Region Free
• Edition details:

• DISC 1 - Blu-ray

• The Birth of a Nation, newly mastered in HD from archival 35mm elements • Music by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra (2011), in 2.0 Stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 • Spoken introductions by D.W. Griffith and Walter Huston

• DISC 2 - DVD

• The Birth of a Nation, restored by David Shepard of Film Preservation Associates in 1993 • Orchestral score adapted in 1993 from the original score by Joseph Carl Breil, in 2.0 Stereo • “The Making of The Birth of a Nation” (24 min.) Produced by David Shepard; Compiled and written by Russell Merritt

• DISC 3 - DVD

• Civil War shorts directed by D.W. Griffith: • In the Border States (1910, 16 min.) • The House With Closed Shutters (1910, 17 min.) • The Fugitive (1910, 17 min.) • His Trust (1910, 14 min.) • His Trust Fulfilled (1910, 11 min.) • Swords and Hearts (1911, 16 min.) • The Battle (1911, 17 min.) • “New York vs. The Birth of a Nation”, Archival documents pertaining to the censorship battles over the film’s 1922 re-release • Excerpts of souvenir program books

• Note: Extras are identical to "Griffith Masterworks" DVD