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The Birth of a Nation (1915)Cast and Crew

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"
The Birth of a Nation
PG 3 hr 13 minFeb 8th, 1915Drama, History, WarThe Life of a Nation Collection PosterPart of The Life of a Nation Collection

Cast

H
Henry B. Walthall
Col. Ben Cameron
L
Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
M
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
M
Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
M
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
R
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
G
George Siegmann
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
W
Walter Long
Gus
J
Joseph Henabery
Abraham Lincoln
W
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith
E
Elmer Clifton
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
J
Josephine Crowell
Mrs. Cameron
S
Spottiswoode Aitken
Dr. Cameron
G
George Beranger
Wade Cameron
M
Maxfield Stanley
Duke Cameron
J
Jennie Lee
Mammy
D
Donald Crisp
Gen. U.S. Grant
H
Howard Gaye
Gen. Robert E. Lee
S
Sam De Grasse
Charles Sumner
W
William De Vaull
Nelse
W
Willam Freeman
Jake / Sentry at Hospital
T
Tom Wilson
Stoneman's Servant
F
Fred Burns
Klansman
A
Allan Sears
Klansman
E
Elmo Lincoln
Blacksmith
M
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Black Woman
R
Raoul Walsh
John Wilkes Booth
R
Robert Harron
Tod
M
Monte Blue
H
Harry Braham
Cameron's Male Servant
B
Bob Burns
Klan Leader
E
Edmund Burns
Klansman
E
Edward Burns
Klansman
P
Peggy Cartwright
Young Girl in Cabin
D
Dark Cloud
General
L
Leonore Cooper
Elsie's Maid
C
Charles Eagle Eye
Man Who Falls from Roof
J
John Ford
Klansman
O
Olga Grey
Laura Keene
A
Alberta Lee
Mrs. Lincoln
B
Betty Marsh
Child with Dr. Cameron
D
Donna Montran
Belle of 1861
E
Eugene Pallette
Union Soldier
A
Alma Rubens
Belle of 1861
C
Charles Stevens
Volunteer
J
Jules White
Confederate Soldier
V
Violet Wilkey
Young Flora Cameron
D
David Butler
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier

Crew

F
Frank E. Woods
Screenplay
H
H.E. Aitken
Executive Producer
J
Joseph Carl Breil
Director of Photography
J
Jon Mirsalis
Original Music Composer
B
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
J
Joseph Henabery
Editor
J
James Smith
Editor
R
Rose Smith
Editor
R
Raoul Walsh
Editor
R
Robert Goldstein
Costume Design
C
Clare West
Costume Design
W
Walter Hoffman
Special Effects
D
D.W. Griffith
Writer
D
D.W. Griffith
Producer
D
D.W. Griffith
Original Music Composer
D
D.W. Griffith
Editor
T
Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
Novel
T
Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
Adaptation
J
Joseph Carl Breil
Music
M
Monte Blue
Assistant Director
C
Christy Cabanne
Assistant Director
E
Elmer Clifton
Assistant Director
J
Jack Conway
Assistant Director
D
Donald Crisp
Assistant Director
A
Allan Dwan
Assistant Director
H
Howard Gaye
Assistant Director
F
Fred Hamer
Assistant Director
R
Robert Harron
Assistant Director
J
Joseph Henabery
Assistant Director
T
Thomas E. O'Brien
Assistant Director
H
Herbert Sutch
Assistant Director
W
W.S. Van Dyke
Assistant Director
E
Erich von Stroheim
Assistant Director
B
Baron von Winther
Assistant Director
R
Raoul Walsh
Assistant Director
H
Henry B. Walthall
Assistant Director
T
Tom Wilson
Assistant Director
R
Ralph M. DeLacy
Property Master
S
Shorty English
Carpenter
C
Cash Shockey
Painter
F
Frank Wortman
Set Designer
H
Hal Sullivan
Assistant Property Master
W
Walter Hoffman
Special Effects Supervisor
F
Fireworks Wilson
Special Effects
M
Monte Blue
Stunts
C
Charles Eagle Eye
Stunts
L
Leo Nomis
Stunts
K
Karl Brown
Camera Operator
K
Karl Malkames
Negative Cutter
C
Carli Elinor
Conductor
J
Joseph Nurnberger
Music
D
D.W. Griffith
Presenter
J
Jim Kidd
Security
D
D.W. Griffith
Director

The Life of a Nation Collection

Two epics portraying fictional events within the context of America's history.