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The Birth of a Nation

(1915)

Drama, History, War

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3hrs 15m

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.

Score

60

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Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith - Trailer (1915)

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Lillian Gish as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Lillian Gish

** Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Mae Marsh as Flora Cameron

Mae Marsh

** Flora Cameron

Henry B. Walthall as Col. Ben Cameron

Henry B. Walthall

** Col. Ben Cameron

Miriam Cooper as Margaret Cameron

Miriam Cooper

** Margaret Cameron

Mary Alden as Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Mary Alden

** Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Ralph Lewis as Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

Ralph Lewis

** Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

George Siegmann as Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

George Siegmann

** Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

Walter Long as Gus

Walter Long

** Gus

Robert Harron as Tod

Robert Harron

** Tod

Wallace Reid as Jeff, the Blacksmith

Wallace Reid

** Jeff, the Blacksmith

Joseph Henabery as Abraham Lincoln

Joseph Henabery

** Abraham Lincoln

Elmer Clifton as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Elmer Clifton

** Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Cameron

Josephine Crowell

** Mrs. Cameron

Spottiswoode Aitken as Dr. Cameron

Spottiswoode Aitken

** Dr. Cameron

George Beranger as Wade Cameron

George Beranger

** Wade Cameron

Maxfield Stanley as Duke Cameron

Maxfield Stanley

** Duke Cameron

Jennie Lee as Mammy

Jennie Lee

** Mammy

Donald Crisp as Gen. U.S. Grant

Donald Crisp

** Gen. U.S. Grant

Howard Gaye as Gen. Robert E. Lee

Howard Gaye

** Gen. Robert E. Lee

Sam De Grasse as Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)

Sam De Grasse

** Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)

William De Vaull as Nelse (uncredited)

William De Vaull

** Nelse (uncredited)

Willam Freeman as Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)

Willam Freeman

** Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)

Tom Wilson as Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

** Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)

Fred Burns as Klansman (uncredited)

Fred Burns

** Klansman (uncredited)

Allan Sears as Klansman (uncredited)

Allan Sears

** Klansman (uncredited)

Elmo Lincoln as Blacksmith (uncredited)

Elmo Lincoln

** Blacksmith (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Black Woman (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

** Black Woman (uncredited)

Raoul Walsh as John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)

Raoul Walsh

** John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)

Monte Blue as (uncredited)

Monte Blue

** (uncredited)

Harry Braham as Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)

Harry Braham

** Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)

Bob Burns as Klan Leader (uncredited)

Bob Burns

** Klan Leader (uncredited)

Edmund Burns as Klansman (uncredited)

Edmund Burns

** Klansman (uncredited)

Edward Burns as Klansman (uncredited)

Edward Burns

** Klansman (uncredited)

Peggy Cartwright as Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)

Peggy Cartwright

** Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)

Dark Cloud as General (uncredited)

Dark Cloud

** General (uncredited)

Leonore Cooper as Elsie's Maid (uncredited)

Leonore Cooper

** Elsie's Maid (uncredited)

Charles Eagle Eye as Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)

Charles Eagle Eye

** Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)

John Ford as Klansman (uncredited)

John Ford

** Klansman (uncredited)

Olga Grey as Laura Keene (uncredited)

Olga Grey

** Laura Keene (uncredited)

Alberta Lee as Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)

Alberta Lee

** Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)

Betty Marsh as Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)

Betty Marsh

** Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)

Donna Montran as Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

Donna Montran

** Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

Eugene Pallette as Union Soldier (uncredited)

Eugene Pallette

** Union Soldier (uncredited)

Alma Rubens as Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

Alma Rubens

** Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

Charles Stevens as Volunteer (uncredited)

Charles Stevens

** Volunteer (uncredited)

Jules White as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Jules White

** Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Violet Wilkey as Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)

Violet Wilkey

** Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)

David Butler as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

David Butler

** Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

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