The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

Run Time: 3h13m | Release: 08 Feb 1915

Genres: Drama | History | War |

Budget: $100,000.00

Revenue: $11,000,000.00

Production Countries: United States of America

6.035 / 10504 Vote Count

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.

Cast Of - The Birth of a Nation

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Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron

Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Miriam Cooper

Margaret Cameron

Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron

Mary Alden

Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Ralph Lewis

Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

George Siegmann

Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith

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