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The Birth of a Nation

1915
Directed byD.W. Griffith
3h 13m

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 GishStoneman's Daughter ElsieMae MarshFlora CameronHenry B. Walthall
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Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam CooperMargaret Cameron
Mary AldenStoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph LewisLeader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George SiegmannLieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter LongGus
Robert HarronTod
Wallace ReidJeff, the Blacksmith
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GENRES
DramaHistoryWar
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Epoch Film Co.D.W. Griffith ProductionsEpoch Productions
RATING
6.0

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