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The Birth of a Nation (1915)

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"

6.0/10 3h 15m Mar 08, 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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Birth of a Nation
Original Language EN
Budget $100,000
Revenue $11,000,000
Status Released
Popularity 2.3

Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Popularity: 0.7
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
Popularity: 7.4
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Col. Ben Cameron
Popularity: 0.7
Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
Popularity: 0.4
Mary Alden
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Popularity: 0.5
Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
Popularity: 0.6
George Siegmann
George Siegmann
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Popularity: 0.9
Walter Long
Walter Long
Gus
Popularity: 0.4
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Tod
Popularity: 1.7
Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Popularity: 1.4
Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabery
Abraham Lincoln
Popularity: 0.7
Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Screenplay Frank E. Woods
Writer D.W. Griffith
Editor Joseph Henabery, Rose Smith, Raoul Walsh
Producer D.W. Griffith
Executive Producer H.E. Aitken
Music Joseph Nurnberger, Joseph Carl Breil
Director D.W. Griffith

Production

Epoch Film Co.

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

army ku klux klan southern usa racist silent film american civil war reconstruction era controversial

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prabhushakti 10/10
Mar 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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date March 8, 1915
Runtime 3h 15m
Budget $100,000
Revenue $11,000,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.3
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