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The Birth of a Nation (1915)

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"
Audience Score
60
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
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.
StarringHenry B. WalthallLillian GishMiriam Cooper
DirectorD.W. Griffith
WriterD.W. Griffith
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Cast & Crew

Henry B. Walthall
as Col. Ben Cameron
Lillian Gish
as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Miriam Cooper
as Margaret Cameron
Mae Marsh
as Flora Cameron

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 8th, 1915
On DVD & Blu-ray:November 17th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$100,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$11,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:H.E. Aitken
Production Companies:Epoch Film Co.
Movie Tags:army

The Life of a Nation Collection

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