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    The Birth of a Nation

    195'

    1915-03-08

    5.9

    The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

    Drama,History,War

    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.

    WritingD.W. GriffithDirectingDonald Crisp

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    Cast

    2

    Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

    Lillian Gish

    2

    Flora Cameron

    Mae Marsh

    1

    Col. Ben Cameron

    Henry B. Walthall

    1

    Margaret Cameron

    Miriam Cooper

    1

    Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

    Mary Alden

    1

    Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

    Ralph Lewis

    1

    Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

    George Siegmann

    1

    Gus

    Walter Long

    1

    Tod

    Robert Harron

    1

    Jeff, the Blacksmith

    Wallace Reid

    2

    Abraham Lincoln

    Joseph Henabery

    1

    Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

    Elmer Clifton

    1

    Mrs. Cameron

    Josephine Crowell

    1

    Dr. Cameron

    Spottiswoode Aitken

    1

    Wade Cameron

    George Beranger

    2

    Duke Cameron

    Maxfield Stanley

    1

    Mammy

    Jennie Lee

    1

    Gen. U.S. Grant

    Donald Crisp

    1

    Gen. Robert E. Lee

    Howard Gaye

    1

    Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)

    Sam De Grasse

    1

    Nelse (uncredited)

    William De Vaull

    1

    Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)

    Willam Freeman

    1

    Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)

    Tom Wilson

    1

    Klansman (uncredited)

    Fred Burns

    2

    Klansman (uncredited)

    Allan Sears

    1

    Blacksmith (uncredited)

    Elmo Lincoln

    2

    Black Woman (uncredited)

    Madame Sul-Te-Wan

    1

    John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)

    Raoul Walsh

    1

    (uncredited)

    Monte Blue

    1

    Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)

    Harry Braham

    1

    Klan Leader (uncredited)

    Bob Burns

    1

    Klansman (uncredited)

    Edmund Burns

    1

    Klansman (uncredited)

    Edward Burns

    1

    Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)

    Peggy Cartwright

    1

    General (uncredited)

    Dark Cloud

    1

    Elsie's Maid (uncredited)

    Leonore Cooper

    1

    Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)

    Charles Eagle Eye

    3

    Klansman (uncredited)

    John Ford

    1

    Laura Keene (uncredited)

    Olga Grey

    1

    Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)

    Alberta Lee

    1

    Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)

    Betty Marsh

    1

    Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

    Donna Montran

    1

    Union Soldier (uncredited)

    Eugene Pallette

    1

    Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

    Alma Rubens

    1

    Volunteer (uncredited)

    Charles Stevens

    1

    Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

    Jules White

    1

    Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)

    Violet Wilkey

    1

    Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

    David Butler

    2

    Minor Role (uncredited)

    Mary Wynn

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    Details:

    • Budget: 100000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 100000000
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. No Language
    • List of companies:
      1. Epoch Film Co.
      2. D.W. Griffith Productions
      3. Epoch Productions
    • Vote Count: 623
    • Popularity: 3.6332
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Birth of a Nation

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