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The Birth of a Nation

5.9NR

MovieDrama, History19153h 15m

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

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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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 by
D.W. Griffith
Written by
Frank E. Woods, D.W. Griffith
Genres
Drama, History, War
Released
March 8, 1915
Runtime
3h 15m
Status
Released
Language
en
Countries
United States of America
Studios
Epoch Film Co., D.W. Griffith Productions, Epoch Productions
Budget
$100,000
Box office
$100,000,000
  • Lillian GishStoneman's Daughter Elsie
  • Mae MarshFlora Cameron
  • Henry B. WalthallCol. Ben Cameron
  • Miriam CooperMargaret Cameron
  • Mary AldenStoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
  • Ralph LewisLeader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
  • George SiegmannLieut. Governor Silas Lynch
  • Walter LongGus
  • Robert HarronTod
  • Wallace ReidJeff, the Blacksmith
  • Joseph HenaberyAbraham Lincoln
  • Elmer CliftonStoneman's Elder Son Phil
  • Josephine CrowellMrs. Cameron
  • Spottiswoode AitkenDr. Cameron
  • George BerangerWade Cameron
  • Maxfield StanleyDuke Cameron
  • Jennie LeeMammy
  • Donald CrispGen. U.S. Grant
  • Howard GayeGen. Robert E. Lee
  • Sam De GrasseSenator Charles Sumner (uncredited)

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  • prabhushakti★ 10March 3, 2018
    He achieved what no other known man has ever achieved. To watch his work is like being witness to the beginning of melody, or the first conscious use of the lever or the wheel; the emergence, coordination, and first eloquence of language; thebirth of an art: and to realize that this is all the work of one man. - James Agee Griffith demonstrated to every filmmaker and moviegoer who followed him what a movie was, an…Read more

    He achieved what no other known man has ever achieved. To watch his work is like being witness to the beginning of melody, or the first conscious use of the lever or the wheel; the emergence, coordination, and first eloquence of language; thebirth of an art: and to realize that this is all the work of one man. - James Agee Griffith demonstrated to every filmmaker and moviegoer who followed him what a movie was, and what a movie could be. - Roger Ebert

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