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After shaking the world with his hugely controversial epic The Birth of a Nation, pioneer filmmaker D. W. Griffith spared no expense in putting together his next project: a powerful examination of intolerance as it has persisted throughout civilisation, set across four parallel storylines that span 2500 years.
There is the Babylonian story, depicting nothing less than the fall of Babylon; the Judean story, which revolves around the crucifixion of Christ; the French story, which presents the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in all its horror; and a modern American story of class struggle, crime, and the plight of life in the early 20th century set within urban slums and the prison system.
This true masterpiece of cinema, beautifully restored, was made in the silent days of Hollywood, but the lack of audible dialogue does not hold this back from being appreciated today. This multi-part story shows Intolerance in four different times in World History, using lavish costumes, monumental props, and cast of literally tens of thousands. This landmark film is one of Hollywood`s greatest achievements and could never be made again due to the astronomical cost of production. Most film critics put Intolerance in the top 10 listing of the Greatest Movies ever made. Watch Intolerance for yourself and find out why.
Miriam Cooper