The Birth of a Nation
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.
Country: US
Genre: Drama, History, War
Release: 1915-03-08
Director: D.W. Griffith
Production: Epoch Film Co., D.W. Griffith Productions, Epoch Productions
Cast: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden
Tagline: The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!
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