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The Birth of a Nation

59.00% | March 8, 1915 | Drama, History, War

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.

Featured Crew

Frank E. Woods
Screenplay
H.E. Aitken
Executive Producer
Joseph Carl Breil
Director of Photography

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

Images

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Videos

The Birth of a Nation (1915) [ 4K Ultra HD ] D.W. Griffith | Lillian Gish | Full Movie
Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith - Trailer (1915)

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