Film

The Birth of a Nation

1915 · 3h 13m · Drama · History · War

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

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.

Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron

Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron

Miriam Cooper

Margaret Cameron

Mary Alden

Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Ralph Lewis

Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

George Siegmann

Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

Walter Long

Gus

Robert Harron

Tod

Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith

Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Cameron

Spottiswoode Aitken

Dr. Cameron

George Beranger

Wade Cameron

Maxfield Stanley

Duke Cameron

• D.W. GriffithWriter · Producer · Editor · Original Music Composer · Director
• Frank E. WoodsScreenplay
• Thomas F. Dixon Jr.Novel
• H.E. AitkenExecutive Producer
• Billy BitzerDirector of Photography
• Joseph Carl BreilDirector of Photography
• Jon MirsalisOriginal Music Composer
• Joseph HenaberyEditor
• Rose SmithEditor
• Raoul WalshEditor

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

Release date

March 8, 1915

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

3h 13m

Rated

NR

Budget

$100,000

Revenue

$11,000,000

Genres

Drama, History, War

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