news D.W. Griffith directing Jan 22, 1875 Jul 23, 1948 LaGrange, Kentucky, USA news ✕ loading… add oscars oscars ✕ 1 win 1935 SPECIAL AWARD 491 of 540 films rated IMDb avg 5.6 IMDb median 5.6 RT avg 82% RT median 87% highest rated Charlie Chaplin, le génie de la liberté 8.3 The Tramp and the Dictator 7.8 Intolerance 7.7 Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies 7.7 T The Reckoning 7.4 Two Daughters of Eve 7.4 Way Down East 7.3 Orphans of the Storm 7.3 The King of Kings 7.3 Broken Blossoms 7.2 directing 468 writing 179 production 56 acting 52 crew 4 editing 2 sound 2 costume & make-up 2 art 1 editing Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages → Editor The Birth of a Nation → Editor