The Birth of a Nation
1915 · Movie · NR · 193 min · ★ 6.0
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.
Based on The Clansman
Also known as The Clansman · In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan
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Details
- Years
- 1915
- Release date
- 1915-03-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 193 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (593 votes)
Themes
- army
- ku klux klan
- southern usa
- racism
- silent film
- american civil war
- reconstruction era
- historical epic
- inspirational
- awestruck
- optimistic
- feel-good
Cast & crew
Lillian Gish
as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh
as Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
as Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
as Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden
as Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
as Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
as Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
as Gus
Robert Harron
as Tod
Wallace Reid
as Jeff, the Blacksmith
Directed by D.W. Griffith