The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

1915
3h 13m
6.0

6.0/10

583 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History War

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"

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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Status: Released

Budget: $100,000

Revenue: $11,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Epoch Film Co.
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Keywords

army ku klux klan southern usa silent film american civil war reconstruction era historical epic inspirational awestruck optimistic feel-good

Quick Facts

Release Date March 8, 1915
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0004972

Cast

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

Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Key Crew

Frank E. Woods
Screenplay
H.E. Aitken
Executive Producer
D.W. Griffith
Writer
D.W. Griffith
Producer
D.W. Griffith
Director