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The Birth of a Nation(1915)

PG02/08/1915 (US)DramaHistoryWar3h 13m
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The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

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.

Movie Cast

Henry B. Walthall photo

Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron

Lillian Gish photo

Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Miriam Cooper photo

Miriam Cooper

Margaret Cameron

Mae Marsh photo

Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron

Mary Alden photo

Mary Alden

Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Ralph Lewis photo

Ralph Lewis

Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

George Siegmann photo

George Siegmann

Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

Joseph Henabery photo

Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

Wallace Reid photo

Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith

Elmer Clifton photo

Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$100,000.00

Revenue$11,000,000.00

Production CompanyEpoch Film Co.

Original LanguageNot Given

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