The Birth of a Nation
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The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!
Released March 08, 1915
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.
Cast
Lillian Gish
as
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh
as
Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
as
Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
as
Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden
as
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
as
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
as
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
as
Gus
Robert Harron
as
Tod
Wallace Reid
as
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery
as
Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton
as
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Crew
Frank E. Woods
as
Screenplay
Billy Bitzer
as
Director of Photography
D.W. Griffith
as
Writer
Joseph Henabery
as
Editor
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Rose Smith
as
Editor
Raoul Walsh
as
Editor
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Clare West
as
Costume Design
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Joseph Carl Breil
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Director of Photography
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Jon Mirsalis
as
Original Music Composer
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James Smith
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Editor
D.W. Griffith
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Producer
D.W. Griffith
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Editor