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The Birth of a Nation

NR 8 Mar 1915195m
DramaHistoryWar
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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.

Director:

D.W. Griffith
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Cast

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 -
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell
- Mrs. Cameron -
Spottiswoode Aitken
Spottiswoode Aitken
- Dr. Cameron -
George Beranger
George Beranger
- Wade Cameron -
Maxfield Stanley
Maxfield Stanley
- Duke Cameron -
Jennie Lee
Jennie Lee
- Mammy -
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
- Gen. U.S. Grant -
Howard Gaye
Howard Gaye
- Gen. Robert E. Lee -
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse
- Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited) -

Crew

Frank E. Woods
Frank E. Woods
- Screenplay -
Billy Bitzer
Billy Bitzer
- Director of Photography -
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
- Writer -
Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabery
- Editor -
Rose Smith
Rose Smith
- Editor -
Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh
- Editor -
Clare West
Clare West
- Costume Design -
Joseph Carl Breil
Joseph Carl Breil
- Director of Photography -
Jon Mirsalis
Jon Mirsalis
- Original Music Composer -
James Smith
James Smith
- Editor -
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
- Producer -
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
- Editor -
H.E. Aitken
H.E. Aitken
- Executive Producer -
Walter Hoffman
Walter Hoffman
- Special Effects -
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
- Original Music Composer -
Robert Goldstein
Robert Goldstein
- Costume Design -
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
- Assistant Director -
Fred Hamer
Fred Hamer
- Assistant Director -
Thomas E. O'Brien
Thomas E. O'Brien
- Assistant Director -
Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan
- Assistant Director -

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