The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!
1915 · NR · 3h 13m · Drama, History, War
Genres: Drama, History, War
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.
Director: D.W. Griffith
Writers: D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods, Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
Music by: Jon Mirsalis, D.W. Griffith
Cinematography: Joseph Carl Breil, Billy Bitzer
Editor: Raoul Walsh, Joseph Henabery
Box office: $11M · Rated 5.9/10 by 603 viewers
Part of the The Life of a Nation franchise.
Cast
Lillian Gish as Stoneman's Daughter ElsieMae Marsh as Flora CameronHenry B. Walthall as Col. Ben CameronMiriam Cooper as Margaret CameronMary Alden as Stoneman's Housekeeper LydiaRalph Lewis as Leader of the House Hon. Austin StonemanGeorge Siegmann as Lieut. Governor Silas LynchWalter Long as GusRobert Harron as TodWallace Reid as Jeff, the BlacksmithJoseph Henabery as Abraham LincolnElmer Clifton as Stoneman's Elder Son PhilMore like this
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