America (1924) - D.W. Griffith | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie (original) (raw)

America

Directed by D.W. Griffith

Release Date - Feb 21, 1924 | Run Time - 141 min. | Countries - United States of America |

America, also called Love and Sacrifice, is a 1924 American silent historical war romance film. It describes the heroic story of the events during the American Revolutionary War, in which filmmaker D. W. Griffith created a film adaptation of Robert W. Chambers' 1905 novel The Reckoning. The plot mainly centers on the Northern theatre of the war in New York, with romance spliced into individual movie scenes.

Movie Info

Tags

American Revolutionary War, Battle, Climax, Griffith

Attributes

Narrative Location: New York

Alternate Titles

Taisteluun vapauden puolesta

FI

Till kamp för friheten

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