The Birth of a Nation

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Director D.W. Griffith
Writer D.W. Griffith (Writer), Frank E. Woods (Screenplay), Thomas F. Dixon Jr. (Original Film Writer)
Release Date March 8, 1915
Runtime 195 min (3h 15m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget $100,000
Box Office $100,000,000
Studios Epoch Film Co. • D.W. Griffith Productions • Epoch Productions

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Directed by D.W. Griffith
• Written by D.W. Griffith , Frank E. Woods , Thomas F. Dixon Jr.

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"

⭐ 3.0 / 5 (623 votes) ⏱️ 195 min 🎬 Drama, History, War

Ratings Breakdown:

623 ratings
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Synopsis

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.

Top Cast & Filmmakers

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Director D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Director
 Writer D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Writer
 Screenplay Frank E. Woods
Frank E. Woods
Screenplay
 Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
 Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
 Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Col. Ben Cameron
 Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
 Mary Alden
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
 Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
 George Siegmann
George Siegmann
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
 Walter Long
Walter Long
Gus
 Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Tod
 Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith
 Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabery
Abraham Lincoln
 Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil