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The Birth of a Nation
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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Synopsis
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.
More about The Birth of a Nation
Cast
Lillian GishStoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae MarshFlora Cameron
Henry B. WalthallCol. Ben Cameron
Miriam CooperMargaret Cameron
Mary AldenStoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph LewisLeader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George SiegmannLieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter LongGusCredits
- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Written by
- D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods, Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Life of a Nation Collection
- Budget
- $100K
- Box office
- $100M
Production
- Epoch Film Co.
- D.W. Griffith ProductionsUnited States
- Epoch Productions
Themes
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