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The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

# The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!
Drama   History   War
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 100,000
🌏 Languages Available: No Language
📆 Date Released: 1915-03-08
⌚ Running Time: 195 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.944

Beloved Cast

Lillian Gish original image
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Lillian Gish
Mae Marsh original image
Flora Cameron
Mae Marsh
Henry B. Walthall original image
Col. Ben Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
Miriam Cooper original image
Margaret Cameron
Miriam Cooper
Mary Alden original image
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Mary Alden
Ralph Lewis original image
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
Ralph Lewis
George Siegmann original image
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
George Siegmann
Walter Long original image
Gus
Walter Long
Robert Harron original image
Tod
Robert Harron
Wallace Reid original image
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Wallace Reid
Joseph Henabery original image
Abraham Lincoln
Joseph Henabery
Elmer Clifton original image
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Elmer Clifton
Josephine Crowell original image
Mrs. Cameron
Josephine Crowell
Spottiswoode Aitken original image
Dr. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken
George Beranger original image
Wade Cameron
George Beranger
Maxfield Stanley original image
Duke Cameron
Maxfield Stanley
Jennie Lee original image
Mammy
Jennie Lee
Donald Crisp original image
Gen. U.S. Grant
Donald Crisp
Howard Gaye original image
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Howard Gaye
Sam De Grasse original image
Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
Sam De Grasse
William De Vaull original image
Nelse (uncredited)
William De Vaull
Willam Freeman original image
Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)
Willam Freeman
Tom Wilson original image
Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Fred Burns original image
Klansman (uncredited)
Fred Burns
Allan Sears original image
Klansman (uncredited)
Allan Sears
Elmo Lincoln original image
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln
Madame Sul-Te-Wan original image
Black Woman (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Raoul Walsh original image
John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
Raoul Walsh
Monte Blue original image
(uncredited)
Monte Blue
Harry Braham original image
Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)
Harry Braham
Bob Burns original image
Klan Leader (uncredited)
Bob Burns
Edmund Burns original image
Klansman (uncredited)
Edmund Burns
Edward Burns original image
Klansman (uncredited)
Edward Burns
Peggy Cartwright original image
Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)
Peggy Cartwright
Dark Cloud original image
General (uncredited)
Dark Cloud
Leonore Cooper original image
Elsie's Maid (uncredited)
Leonore Cooper
Charles Eagle Eye original image
Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)
Charles Eagle Eye
John Ford original image
Klansman (uncredited)
John Ford
Olga Grey original image
Laura Keene (uncredited)
Olga Grey
Alberta Lee original image
Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)
Alberta Lee
Betty Marsh original image
Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)
Betty Marsh
Donna Montran original image
Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Donna Montran
Eugene Pallette original image
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette
Alma Rubens original image
Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Alma Rubens
Charles Stevens original image
Volunteer (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
Jules White original image
Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Jules White
Violet Wilkey original image
Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)
Violet Wilkey
David Butler original image
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
David Butler
Mary Wynn original image
Mary Wynn

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