The Birth of a Nation

★5.9·00·1915·3h 15m
Drama·History·War

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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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

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The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

★5.9· 1915· 3h 15m· Drama, History, War

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.

Release date8 Mar 1915
DirectorD.W. Griffith
LanguageEN
StatusReleased

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