September 5, 1916 –
D. W. Griffith classic silent-film masterpiece, Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages, premiered on this date.
The Babylonian orgy sequence alone cost $200,000 when it was shot. That’s nearly twice the overall budget of The Birth of a Nation, another D.W. Griffith film and, at the time, the record holder for most expensive picture ever made.
The Haus of Dcaligari 