Which statement is true?

• A. The Squaw Man is the first American epic film.
• B. The Great Train Robbery is not an early narrative film.
• C. Cecil B. DeMille directed Birth of a Nation.
• D. Matthew Brady directed The Squaw Man.

Answer: (A)

The statement about The Squaw Man being the first American epic film is the true one. This 1914 film, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, is often credited with inaugurating the long-form, grand-scale storytelling that defined the Hollywood epic, marking a shift to feature-length productions with ambitious sets and narratives. The other claims don’t fit the historical record: The Great Train Robbery is widely recognized as an early narrative film, not something that denies its early status; Birth of a Nation was directed by D. W. Griffith, not DeMille; and Matthew Brady was a 19th-century photographer, not a film director, so he didn’t direct The Squaw Man.