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The Birth of a Nation (1915)

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.
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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.

Rating:PG
Genre:Drama, History, War
Directed By:D.W. Griffith
Written By:D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods
In Theaters:2/8/1915
Box Office:$11,000,000
Runtime:193 minutes
Studio:Epoch Film Co.

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D.W. Griffith

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Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron

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Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

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Miriam Cooper

Margaret Cameron

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Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron

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Mary Alden

Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

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Ralph Lewis

Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

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George Siegmann

Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

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Walter Long

Gus

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Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

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Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith

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Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil