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The Birth of a Nation

1915195 min 5.9 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!”

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.

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Release / first air1915-03-08
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, History, War
DirectorD.W. Griffith
WriterFrank E. Woods
Budget$100,000
Revenue$100,000,000
ProductionEpoch Film Co., D.W. Griffith Productions

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10 cast members
Lillian GishLillian GishStoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae MarshMae MarshFlora Cameron
Henry B. WalthallHenry B. WalthallCol. Ben Cameron
Miriam CooperMiriam CooperMargaret Cameron
Mary AldenMary AldenStoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph LewisRalph LewisLeader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George SiegmannGeorge SiegmannLieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter LongWalter LongGus
Robert HarronRobert HarronTod
Wallace ReidWallace ReidJeff, the Blacksmith

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#army#ku klux klan#southern usa#conspiracy theory#racism#period drama#silent film#american civil war#19th century#abolitionist#reconstruction era#historical epic#independent film

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