The Birth of a Nation(1915)

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

60

3h 15m

  • 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.

Cast

  • 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)

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    Status

    Released (Mar 8, 1915)

    Budget

    $100,000

    Revenue

    $11,000,000

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