The Birth of a Nation 1915
The Birth of a Nation
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 1 Videos & 27 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
... Flora Cameron
... Col. Ben Cameron
... Margaret Cameron
... Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
... Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by prabhushakti
He achieved what no other known man has ever achieved. To watch his work is like being witness to the beginning of melody, or the first conscious use of the lever or the wheel; the emergence, coordination, and first eloquence of language; thebirth of an art: and to realize that this is all the work of one man. - James Agee Griffith demonstrated to every filmmaker and moviegoer who followed him what a movie was, and what a movie could be. - Roger Ebert
Release Date:
Feb 08, 1915 (United States)
Run Time:
3hr 15`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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He achieved what no other known man has ever achieved. To watch his work is like being witness to the beginning of melody, or the first conscious use of the lever or the wheel; the emergence, coordination, and first eloquence of language; thebirth of an art: and to realize that this is all the work of one man. - James Agee Griffith demonstrated to every filmmaker and moviegoer who followed him what a movie was, and what a movie could be. - Roger Ebert
Cast & Crew of
The Birth of a Nation
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
... Flora Cameron
... Col. Ben Cameron
... Margaret Cameron
... Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
... Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
... Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
... Gus
... Jeff, the Blacksmith
... Abraham Lincoln
... Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
... Mrs. Cameron
... Dr. Cameron
... Wade Cameron
... Duke Cameron
... Mammy
... Gen. U.S. Grant
... Gen. Robert E. Lee
... Gen. Robert E. Lee
... Charles Sumner
Produced By
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H.E. Aitken... Executive Producer
... Producer