CinemaOSMovie · 1915 · 3h 15m · NR
The Birth of a Nation

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

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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.

Directed byD.W. Griffith

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Status
Released
Runtime
3h 15m
Language
EN
Released
March 8, 1915
Budget
$100,000
Revenue
$100,000,000
Studios
Epoch Film Co.D.W. Griffith ProductionsEpoch Productions

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Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith - Trailer (1915)

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Written by
Frank E. Woods
Frank E. Woods
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Produced by
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith

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