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The Birth of a Nation
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The Birth of a Nation Mar 8, 1915

“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.

DramaHistoryWar
Runtime3h 13m
Budget$100,000
Revenue$11,000,000
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Lillian GishLillian Gishas Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae MarshMae Marshas Flora Cameron
Henry B. WalthallHenry B. Walthallas Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam CooperMiriam Cooperas Margaret Cameron
Mary AldenMary Aldenas Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph LewisRalph Lewisas Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George SiegmannGeorge Siegmannas Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter LongWalter Longas Gus
DirectorD.W. Griffith
WriterFrank E. Woods

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