The Birth of a Nation
1915·195 min
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 · Mae Marsh · Henry B. Walthall · Miriam Cooper · Mary Alden
DramaHistoryWar
Original Title
The Birth of a Nation
Original Language
English
Production Country
United States
Release Date
03/08/1915
The Birth of a Nation
1915·195 min
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 · Mae Marsh · Henry B. Walthall · Miriam Cooper · Mary Alden
DramaHistoryWar
Original Title
The Birth of a Nation
Original Language
English
Production Country
United States
Release Date
03/08/1915
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Original Title
The Birth of a Nation
Status
Released
Release Date
1915-03-08
Original Language
English
Production Country
United States
Revenue
$11,000,000.00
