The Birth of a Nation [DVD] [2016]
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Features
"Free God" spoken word
#AmeriCAN (short film) with optional director commentary
Access Digital special features when you redeem your digital HD movie at itunes!:
Celebration of independent voices - Nate Parker
Deleted scenes with optional director commentary
Feature commentary by director Nate Parker
Gallery
Rise up: the legacy of Nat Turner documentary
Shooting script
The Birth of a Nation: the making of a movement
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Director
- Nate Parker
Writer
- Nate Parker
Cast
- Nate ParkerNat Turner
- Armie HammerSamuel Turner
- Mark Boone, Jr.Reverend Zalthall
- Colman DomingoHark
- Aunjanue EllisNancy Turner
- Dwight HenryIsaac Turner
- Aja Naomi KingCherry
- Esther ScottBridget Turner
- Roger Guenveur SmithIsaiah
- Gabrielle UnionEsther
- Penelope Ann MillerElizabeth Turner
- Jackie Earle HaleyRaymond Cobb
- Tony EspinosaYoung Nat Turner
- Jayson Warner SmithEarl Fowler
- Jason StuartJoseph Randall
- Chike OkonkwoWill
- Katie GarfieldCatherine Turner
- Kai NorrisJasper
- Chris GreeneNelson
- Kelvin HarrisonSimon
- Steve CoulterGeneral Childs
- Justin Randell BrookeGuiles Reese
- Dominic BogartHank Fowler
- Justin M. SmithJethro
- Allen ScottAbner
- Aiden FlowersYoung John Clarke
- Dane DavenportJohn Clarke
- Ryan MulkayJesse
- Danny VinsonBenjamin Turner
- Tom ProctorE.T. Brantley
- Dan CoxSheriff
- Brad SchmidtLieutenant Akers
- Chief OlaitanEzekiel
- Coletrane WilliamsRebel Boy #1
- Elijah C. WalkerRebel Boy #2
- Alkoya BrunsonYoung Hark
- Hank StoneSlave Driver
- Cullen MossMan
- Gabriela NovogratzWoman
- Griffin FreemanYoung Samuel Turner
- Courtney JulienRebel Slave #1
- Mark McCulloughWhite Man
- Tim McAdamsRebel Slave #2
- Todd TerryRebel Slave #3
- David Andrew NashRebel Slave #4
- Jaye TyroffArmed White #1
- David LordArmed White #2
- Scott LoeserArmed White #3
- Greg SprolesArmed White #4
- Andy MartinWhite Townsman
- Kemuel CrosstyRebel Man
Crew
- Aaron L. GilbertProducer
- Jason Michael BermanProducer
- Kevin TurenProducer
- Nate ParkerProducer
- Preston HolmesProducer
- Nate ParkerScreen Story
- Henry JackmanComposer (Music Score)
- Steven RosenblumEditor
- Geoffrey KirklandProduction Designer
- Jack BallanceArt Director
- Benjamin RenzoCo-producer
- Harrison KreissCo-producer
- Ike WaldhausCo-producer
- Matt LindnerCo-producer
- Zak TanjeloffCo-producer
- Allan J. StittExecutive Producer
- Barbara LeeExecutive Producer
- David S. GoyerExecutive Producer
- Edward ZwickExecutive Producer
- Jason ClothExecutive Producer
- Jill AhrensExecutive Producer
- Mark MoranExecutive Producer
- Michael FinleyExecutive Producer
- Tony ParkerExecutive Producer
- Francine Jamison-TanchuckCostume Designer
- Brandon ProctorSound/Sound Designer
- Mac SmithSound/Sound Designer
- Craig FincannonCasting
- Lisa Mae FincannonCasting
- Mary VernieuCasting
- Michelle Wade ByrdCasting
- Brandon ProctorRe-Recording Mixer
- Brenda GilbertCo-Executive Producer
- Caroline ConnorProduction Supervisor
- Craig HenighanRe-Recording Mixer
- Craig HenighanSupervising Sound Editor
- Douglas NoeDepartment Head Makeup
- Henry JackmanMusic Producer
- John RaymondsCo-Executive Producer
- Mac SmithSupervising Sound Editor
- Steven ThibaultCo-Executive Producer
- Zach MartinRe-Recording Mixer
Details
- GenreDrama
- SubgenreHistorical Epic
- TitleThe Birth of a Nation
- Countries ProducedUnited States
- Duration120 minutes
- Year of Release2016
- Product TagsDVD
- FormatDVD
- Program TypeMovie
- Sound FeaturesDolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel
- Screen FormatEnhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
- Aspect Ratio2.40:1
- LanguageEnglish, French, Spanish
- SubtitlesEnglish, French, Spanish
- Region Code1
- Studio20th Century Studios
Other
- Product NameThe Birth of a Nation [DVD] [2016]
- UPC024543294931
Customer reviews
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 528 reviews
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Compelling!!
||Posted .This movie was truly amazing! Very well done and watching it on a 75 inch screen in blu ray was a definite plus. A must see film!!
This review is from The Birth of a Nation [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2016]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
An amazing presentation
||Posted .Those of us who have earnestly studied history, this event in American history has always been a fascinating turning point in the history of slavery in the US. So, watching it portrayed on the big screen, even with the condensed time line, drove home the importance of this film for all Americans to see. This event was the motivation for the beginning of the most restrictive ordinances to exercise absolute control of African American slaves that later were revived to be the base of the Jim Crow laws of the post civil war. The film gives us a vivid look into the life on a plantation, not unlike 12 Years a Slave, which was one of privation and often of sadistic degradation. On a different line, I was overjoyed that this production took the title it did and reclaimed something from a period of our history that was very dark and a film that was nothing more than propaganda for the KKK.
This review is from The Birth of a Nation [Blu-ray] [2016]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Masterful Portrayal
||Posted .This was an amazing movie, Nate Parker did a wonderful job in his portrayal of Nat Turner. I can only imagine what "the real slaves"endured at the hands of their white masters. Every person should watch this movie and see the horrows of slavery. If you don't feel a sense of sympathy for the slaves you have no heart or soul.This is a wonderful powerful movie. Very nicely done. Tells the history that has been hidden about Nat Turner and his revolt. The quality of the movie is very high and the performances are powerful. You can feel the the pain of the African people as they were suffering at the hands of the dominant society and how that pain allowed them to rise up to defend themselves. This is the anti-slave movie and its a shame the media sought to bury this movie.
This review is from The Birth of a Nation [Blu-ray] [2016]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
A story worth telling.
||Posted .If you have problems with the Nat Turner story then you're not going to like this one. That's a different debate on its own, but this movie does great justice to that famous rebellion. The acting is on point here, and the story puts you in a bit of a false place of security before reminding you of how horrid things were for slaves, and it really makes it sweeter when they get their revenge. This is why this one is easier to watch on repeat viewings than something like 12 Years a Slave. That movie was great too, but at least here there is some kind of comeuppance for the characters that you hate.
This review is from The Birth of a Nation [Blu-ray] [2016]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Needed telling of an Important Story
||Posted .This is a very good movie, though bracing difficult to watch, most of the time. Its portrayal of the subtle undertones of slavery's oppression in daily life creeps up on the viewer until at some point of aggregation one is suddenly aware of the terrible weight borne by slaves, but also by the slavers; who live with an ever-present fear that some great slave revolt will eventually flare, and this fear prevents any true acknowledgment of shared humanity between the races. This story is an important signpost for contemporary Americans of all backgrounds who fit and question the state of Law and Race Relations today....
This review is from The Birth of a Nation [Blu-ray] [2016]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
A Great Story About A Liberator for Freedom
||Posted .This is a movie about the life of a slave named Nat Turner. He's born and raised a slave that was gifted to read. He was only taught the Bible and was restricted to read certain sections of the Bible by his oppressors. After realizing the Bible contradicts their bondage and through other tribulations, Nat Turner leads a slave revolt that lasted for only a few days. Once the short-lived rebellion ended, he was captured and sentenced to hang. The Nat Turner Slave Revolt, not mentioned enough in American history, was one of many rebellions that started the battle to end slavery.
This review is from The Birth of a Nation [Blu-ray] [2016]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing movie
||Posted .This movie tells a part of U.S. history that many are uncomfortable with, slavery. It will no doubt anger you with how African americans were treated by European americans. I won't spoil the story so i will say the acting is great, the directing by Nate Parker is very good and the cinematography & music is great as well. The story of Nat Turner is important and should be seen...
This review is from The Birth of a Nation [Blu-ray] [2016]
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Very powerful film
||Posted .I'm very into historical films, and I'm thankful that stories that need telling are being told. I was warned that this film was very violent and bloody. I didn't find it that way. While it wasn't pleasant to watch suffering people and what they went through, it was well done. It shows how war is awful, bloody and violent, not gratuitous. I enjoyed this film. It also illustrates the deficiencies we have as a nation, and how much work there is still to be done. (based on the bonus content on the DVD)
This review is from The Birth of a Nation [Blu-ray] [2016]
I would recommend this to a friend