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Release: March 08, 1915
Rating: ⭐ 6.0/10 (566 votes)
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The Birth of a Nation

1915 ⭐ 6.0/10 566 votes
Overview

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.

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Drama History War
Production Countries
  • United States of America
Spoken Languages
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Cast
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
George Siegmann
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
Walter Long
Gus
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Tod
Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabery
Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Crew
Frank E. Woods
Frank E. Woods
Screenplay
H.E. Aitken
Executive Producer
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Writer
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Producer
Joseph Carl Breil
Music
Joseph Nurnberger
Music
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Director
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