Way Down East

Way Down West is a 1920 film directed by D. W. Griffith.

Initial release date:

  • 1920

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 25 min

Produced by:

Also known as:

  • Way Down East,
  • Way Down West

Film

Directed by

D. W. Griffith

David Llewelyn Wark "D. W." Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the epic 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916). Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use...

Cinematography:

Release date(s):

Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1920
  • Sep 28, 2004
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Music by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 25 min
  • 2 h 27 min
  • 1 h 47 min
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Country of origin:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 700,000

Distributors:

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Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 71
  • 2002

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions of 2002

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