America (1924)
Release Date: Feb 21, 1924 Limited
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This epic tale about the American Revolution broke the bank for filmmaker D.W. Griffith. Robert W. Chambers loosely adapted his novel, The Reckoning, which focuses on the battles in New York state. Griffith however, found it necessary to add a romance, so Chambers obligingly added one for him. Captain Walter Butler (Lionel Barrymore), a supporter of the king, goads the Iroquois Indians into attacking settlers who are loyal to the Revolution. Nathan Holden (Neil Hamilton) is a dispatch rider for
Feb 21, 1924 Limited
Mar 10, 1999
Cast
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Neil Hamilton
Nathan Holden -
Erville Alderson
Justice Montague -
Carol Dempster
Miss Nancy Montague -
Arthur Dewey
George Washington -
Lionel Barrymore
Capt. Walter Butler -
Lee Beggs
Samuel Adams -
John Dunton
John Hancock -
Charles Bennett
William Pitt -
Frank Walsh
Thomas Jefferson -
Harry O'Neill
Paul Revere -
Louis Wolheim
Capt. Hare -
Downing Clarke
Lord Chamberlain -
Sydney Deane
Sir Ashley Montague -
Arthur Donaldson
George III -
Paul Doucet
Marquis de Lafayette -
Emil Hoch
Lord North -
W.W. Jones
Gen. Gage -
Lucille La Verne
Refugee Mother -
Charles Emmett Mack
Charles Philip Edward M... -
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Patrick Henry -
Ed Roseman
Capt. Montoue -
Harry Semels
Hickatoo Chief of Senec... -
Riley Hatch
Chief of Mohawks Joseph... -
Michael Donovan
Maj. Gen Warren
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One of Griffith's last great films; a pageant about the American fight for freedom.
Griffith's epic spectacle about the Revolutionary War was based on his 1907 play, War. Shot on location, in Farmington and Summit, N.Y., it features impressive battle scenes and period detail, offering an early glimpse of the Native American onscreen
Innovative D. W. Griffith silent featuring great events in America's past.
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Foreign Titles
- America (1924) (DE)
- Love and Sacrifice (UK)
