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Year
1916
Runtime
163 min.
Director
D.W. Griffith
Genres
Drama, History
Rating *
7.7
Votes *
11,682
Checks
4,899
Favs
316
Dislikes
93
Favs/checks
6.5% (1:16)
Favs/dislikes
3:1
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  1. Dieguito's avatar

    Dieguito

    What an EPIC!! How could D.W. Griffith do this in 1916? 12 years 7 months ago
  2. TheMajor's avatar

    TheMajor

    The ultimate epic. It doesn't get any bigger than this, not even in the 50's.
    The Jesus and Bartholomew stories are not that great, but the Babylon and Modern stories make up for it.
    An outstanding film. Light years ahead of other films from 1916 (as is the case with any film by the Father of Film, D.W. Griffith).
    13 years 10 months ago
  3. afan's avatar

    afan

    Insane production! Excellent score, though not sure if it's original. Overall one of the more "watchable" among silents, especially given it's content. I'm glad I watched this! 12 years 6 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #1 in IMDb's 1910s Top 50
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  2. This movie ranks #1 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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  3. This movie ranks #2 in Leonard Maltin's 100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century
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  4. This movie ranks #5 in BFI's 360 Classic Feature Films Project
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  5. This movie ranks #5 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  6. This movie ranks #6 in iCheckMovies's 1910s Top 100
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  7. This movie ranks #10 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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  8. This movie ranks #16 in Silent Era's The Top 300 Silent Era Films
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  9. This movie ranks #16 in Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten
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  10. This movie ranks #17 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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  11. This movie ranks #34 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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  12. This movie ranks #38 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
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  13. This movie ranks #45 in A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese
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  14. This movie ranks #49 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
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  15. This movie ranks #69 in Cahiers du Cinéma's 100 Films for an Ideal Cinematheque
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  16. This movie ranks #123 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  17. This movie ranks #218 in Eureka!'s The Masters of Cinema Series
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  18. This movie ranks #225 in Anthology Film Archives's Essential Cinema
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  19. This movie ranks #260 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  20. This movie ranks #265 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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  21. This movie ranks #373 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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  22. This movie ranks #414 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  23. This movie ranks #443 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  24. This movie ranks #925 in UNESCO's Memory of the World
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