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.

Directing:
  • D.W. Griffith
  • D. W. Griffith

Writing:
  • D.W. Griffith
  • Frank E. Woods
  • Thomas F. Dixon Jr.

Stars:
Release Date: 1915-02-08
themoviedb icon 6.0/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: No Language
  • Runtime: 193
  • Budget: $100,000
  • Revenue: $11,000,000
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
Gen. U.S. Grant
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mary Alden
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walt...
Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabe...
Abraham Lincoln
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Cro...
Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken
Spottiswoode...
Dr. Cameron
Jennie Lee
Jennie Lee
Mammy
George Siegmann
George Siegma...
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
George Beranger
George Berang...
Wade Cameron
Howard Gaye
Howard Gaye
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Raoul Walsh
Raoul Walsh
John Wilkes Booth
Walter Long
Walter Long
Gus
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Tod
Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Monte Blue
Monte Blue
Bob Burns
Bob Burns
Klan Leader
Edmund Burns
Edmund Burns
Klansman
Fred Burns
Fred Burns
Klansman
David Butler
David Butler
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier
Peggy Cartwright
Peggy Cartwri...
Young Girl in Cabin
Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud
General
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse
Charles Sumner
John Ford
John Ford
Klansman
Olga Grey
Olga Grey
Laura Keene
Alberta Lee
Alberta Lee
Mrs. Lincoln
Elmo Lincoln
Elmo Lincoln
Blacksmith
Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallet...
Union Soldier
Alma Rubens
Alma Rubens
Belle of 1861
Allan Sears
Allan Sears
Klansman
Charles Stevens
Charles Steve...
Volunteer
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Madame Sul-Te...
Black Woman
Jules White
Jules White
Confederate Soldier
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Stoneman's Servant
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Himself (1931 reissue version)
Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Himself (1931 reissue version)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Child in Sheet
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilso...
Gen. Robert E. Lee
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