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

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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
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Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Lillian Gish
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Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron

Mae Marsh
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Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron

Henry B. Walthall
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Miriam Cooper

Margaret Cameron

Miriam Cooper
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Mary Alden

Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Mary Alden
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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
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Robert Harron

Tod

Robert Harron
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Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith

Wallace Reid
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Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

Joseph Henabery
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Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Elmer Clifton
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Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Cameron

Josephine Crowell
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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
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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
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Allan Sears

Klansman (uncredited)

Allan Sears
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Elmo Lincoln

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Elmo Lincoln
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Black Woman (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan
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Raoul Walsh

John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)

Raoul Walsh
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Monte Blue

(uncredited)

Monte Blue
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Harry Braham

Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)

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Bob Burns

Klan Leader (uncredited)

Bob Burns
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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
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Dark Cloud

General (uncredited)

Dark Cloud
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Leonore Cooper

Elsie's Maid (uncredited)

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Crew

Charles Eagle Eye

Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)

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John Ford

Klansman (uncredited)

John Ford
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Olga Grey

Laura Keene (uncredited)

Olga Grey
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Alberta Lee

Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)

Alberta Lee
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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
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Alma Rubens

Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

Alma Rubens
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Charles Stevens

Volunteer (uncredited)

Charles Stevens
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Jules White

Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Jules White
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Violet Wilkey

Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)

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David Butler

Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

David Butler

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