The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation
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1915
3h 15m
6.0(556 votes)
Drama
History
War

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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48 members
Acting

Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Lillian Gish
Acting

Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron

Mae Marsh
Acting

Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron

Henry B. Walthall
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Miriam Cooper

Margaret Cameron

Miriam Cooper
Acting

Mary Alden

Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Mary Alden
Acting

Ralph Lewis

Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

Ralph Lewis
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George Siegmann

Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

George Siegmann
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Walter Long

Gus

Walter Long
Acting

Robert Harron

Tod

Robert Harron
Acting

Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith

Wallace Reid
Directing

Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

Joseph Henabery
Directing

Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Elmer Clifton
Acting

Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Cameron

Josephine Crowell
Acting

Spottiswoode Aitken

Dr. Cameron

Spottiswoode Aitken
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George Beranger

Wade Cameron

George Beranger
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Maxfield Stanley

Duke Cameron

Maxfield Stanley
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Jennie Lee

Mammy

Jennie Lee
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Donald Crisp

Gen. U.S. Grant

Donald Crisp
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Howard Gaye

Gen. Robert E. Lee

Howard Gaye
Acting

Sam De Grasse

Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)

Sam De Grasse
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William De Vaull

Nelse (uncredited)

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Willam Freeman

Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)

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Tom Wilson

Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)

Tom Wilson
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Fred Burns

Klansman (uncredited)

Fred Burns
Acting

Allan Sears

Klansman (uncredited)

Allan Sears
Acting

Elmo Lincoln

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Elmo Lincoln
Acting

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Black Woman (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Directing

Raoul Walsh

John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)

Raoul Walsh
Acting

Monte Blue

(uncredited)

Monte Blue
Acting

Harry Braham

Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)

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Bob Burns

Klan Leader (uncredited)

Bob Burns
Acting

Edmund Burns

Klansman (uncredited)

Edmund Burns
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Edward Burns

Klansman (uncredited)

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Peggy Cartwright

Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)

Peggy Cartwright
Acting

Dark Cloud

General (uncredited)

Dark Cloud
Acting

Leonore Cooper

Elsie's Maid (uncredited)

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Crew

Charles Eagle Eye

Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)

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Directing

John Ford

Klansman (uncredited)

John Ford
Acting

Olga Grey

Laura Keene (uncredited)

Olga Grey
Acting

Alberta Lee

Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)

Alberta Lee
Acting

Betty Marsh

Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)

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Donna Montran

Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

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Eugene Pallette

Union Soldier (uncredited)

Eugene Pallette
Acting

Alma Rubens

Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

Alma Rubens
Acting

Charles Stevens

Volunteer (uncredited)

Charles Stevens
Directing

Jules White

Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Jules White
Acting

Violet Wilkey

Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)

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David Butler

Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

David Butler

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