Aftertherelativelylowboxofficetakingsof'Intolerance',D.W.Griffithwouldrevisithisepicfilmthreeyearslaterbyreleasingtwoofthefilm'sinterlockingstoriesasstandalonefeatures,withsomenewadditionalfootage.Thefirstofthetwowas'TheFallofBabylon',whichdepictstheconflictbetweenPrinceBelshazzarofBabylonandCyrustheGreatofPersiaaaa