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The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Drama • History • War • 3ч 13м

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.

TMDB rating: 6.0 (595)

Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
George Siegmann
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
Walter Long
Gus
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Tod
Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabery
Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell
Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken
Spottiswoode Aitken
Dr. Cameron
George Beranger
George Beranger
Wade Cameron
Maxfield Stanley
Maxfield Stanley
Duke Cameron
Jennie Lee
Jennie Lee
Mammy
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
Gen. U.S. Grant
Howard Gaye
Howard Gaye
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse
Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
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William De Vaull
Nelse (uncredited)
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Willam Freeman
Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)
Fred Burns
Fred Burns
Klansman (uncredited)

Crew

Frank E. Woods
Screenplay
H.E. Aitken
Executive Producer
Joseph Carl Breil
Director of Photography
Jon Mirsalis
Original Music Composer
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
Joseph Henabery
Editor
James Smith
Editor
Rose Smith
Editor
Raoul Walsh
Editor
Robert Goldstein
Costume Design
Clare West
Costume Design
Walter Hoffman
Special Effects
D.W. Griffith
Writer
D.W. Griffith
Producer
D.W. Griffith
Original Music Composer
D.W. Griffith
Editor
Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
Novel
Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
Adaptation
Joseph Carl Breil
Music
Monte Blue
Assistant Director
Christy Cabanne
Assistant Director
Elmer Clifton
Assistant Director
Jack Conway
Assistant Director
Donald Crisp
Assistant Director

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