The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 war epic directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Henry B. Walthall, and Mae Marsh. The film is highly controversial due to racist portrayals.
Intolerance is a 1916 film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, and Fred Turner. The film was made as a direct response to the backlash Griffith received for The Birth of a Nation.