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The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!
Feb 08, 19153h 15minUS
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Synopsis

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.

TitleThe Birth of a Nation
RealesedFeb 08, 1915
WriterFrank E. Woods
DirectorD.W. Griffith
CountryUnited States of America
CompaniesEpoch Film Co.
Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper

Miriam Cooper

Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden

Mary Alden

Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis

Ralph Lewis

Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann

George Siegmann

Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long

Walter Long

Gus
Robert Harron

Robert Harron

Tod
Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery

Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton

Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Josephine Crowell

Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken

Spottiswoode Aitken

Dr. Cameron
George Beranger

George Beranger

Wade Cameron
Maxfield Stanley

Maxfield Stanley

Duke Cameron
Jennie Lee

Jennie Lee

Mammy
Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Gen. U.S. Grant
Howard Gaye

Howard Gaye

Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse

Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
William De Vaull

William De Vaull

Nelse (uncredited)
Willam Freeman

Willam Freeman

Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)
Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)
Fred Burns

Fred Burns

Klansman (uncredited)
Allan Sears

Allan Sears

Klansman (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln

Elmo Lincoln

Blacksmith (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Black Woman (uncredited)
Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh

John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
Monte Blue

Monte Blue

(uncredited)
Harry Braham

Harry Braham

Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)
Bob Burns

Bob Burns

Klan Leader (uncredited)
Edmund Burns

Edmund Burns

Klansman (uncredited)
Edward Burns

Edward Burns

Klansman (uncredited)
Peggy Cartwright

Peggy Cartwright

Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)
Dark Cloud

Dark Cloud

General (uncredited)
Leonore Cooper

Leonore Cooper

Elsie's Maid (uncredited)
Charles Eagle Eye

Charles Eagle Eye

Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)
John Ford

John Ford

Klansman (uncredited)
Olga Grey

Olga Grey

Laura Keene (uncredited)
Alberta Lee

Alberta Lee

Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)
Betty Marsh

Betty Marsh

Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)
Donna Montran

Donna Montran

Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Union Soldier (uncredited)
Alma Rubens

Alma Rubens

Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Charles Stevens

Charles Stevens

Volunteer (uncredited)
Jules White

Jules White

Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Violet Wilkey

Violet Wilkey

Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)
David Butler

David Butler

Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
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