The Birth of a Nation
- Release Date
- 08 Mar 1915
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3H 15M
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.
- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Production
- Epoch Film Co.
- Music by
- D.W. Griffith
- Jon Mirsalis
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The Birth of a Nation
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.
- Release Date
- 08 Mar 1915
- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Music by
- D.W. Griffith
- Jon Mirsalis
- Production
- Epoch Film Co.
Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
Col. Ben Cameron
Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
Gus
Gus
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Josephine Crowell
Mrs. Cameron
Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken
Dr. Cameron
Dr. Cameron
George Beranger
Wade Cameron
Wade Cameron
Maxfield Stanley
Duke Cameron
Duke Cameron
Jennie Lee
Mammy
Mammy
Donald Crisp
Gen. U.S. Grant
Gen. U.S. Grant
Howard Gaye
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam De Grasse
Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)
Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)
Fred Burns
Klansman (uncredited)
Klansman (uncredited)
Allan Sears
Klansman (uncredited)
Klansman (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Black Woman (uncredited)
Black Woman (uncredited)
Raoul Walsh
John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
Monte Blue
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
Bob Burns
Klan Leader (uncredited)
Klan Leader (uncredited)
Edmund Burns
Klansman (uncredited)
Klansman (uncredited)
Peggy Cartwright
Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)
Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)
Dark Cloud
General (uncredited)
General (uncredited)
John Ford
Klansman (uncredited)
Klansman (uncredited)
Olga Grey
Laura Keene (uncredited)
Laura Keene (uncredited)
Alberta Lee
Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)
Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Alma Rubens
Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
Volunteer (uncredited)
Volunteer (uncredited)
Jules White
Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
David Butler
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
