Lillian Gish

  • Portraits (1)

  • The Birth of a Nation (1915) (3)

  • Hearts of the World (1918) (1)

  • Broken Blossoms or the Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) (2)

  • Way down East (1920) (3)

  • Orphans of the Storm (1921) (1)

  • The Scarlet Letter (1926) (1)

  • Annie Laurie (1927) (3)

  • The Wind (1928) (3)

  • The Night of the Hunter (1955) (1)

  • The Unforgiven (1959) (1)

  • A LETTER TO JANE OR INVESTIGATION ABOUT A STILL (1972) (1)

  • A Wedding (1978) (1)

  • The Whales of August (1987) (1)

  • Stills (1)

Highlighted works

Responding to criticisms of racism for his record-breaking The Birth of a Nation, film-making pioneer D.W. Griffith made this epic drama depicting intolerance through the ages.

Actor Charles Laughton’s only film as a director is a complete one-off, a terrifying parable of the corruption of innocence featuring a career-best performance from Robert Mitchum.

Filmography

1910
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1924
1926
1927
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1933
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1955
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