The Birth of a Nation
1915
The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!
Directed by D.W. Griffith
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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.
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- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Written by
- Thomas F. Dixon Jr., Frank E. Woods, D.W. Griffith
- Produced by
- D.W. Griffith
- Composers
- D.W. Griffith, Jon Mirsalis
- Cinematographers
- Billy Bitzer, Joseph Carl Breil
- Editors
- D.W. Griffith, James Smith, Joseph Henabery, Raoul Walsh, Rose Smith
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 3h 13m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- NR
- Also known as
- In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan, The Clansman
- TMDB
- 6.0/10 (585 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 91% Fresh
- IMDb
- 6.1/10 (26,892 votes)
Cast
Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
Gus
Robert Harron
Tod
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery
Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Josephine Crowell
Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken
Dr. Cameron
George Beranger
Wade Cameron
Maxfield Stanley
Duke Cameron
Jennie Lee
Mammy
Donald Crisp
Gen. U.S. Grant
Crew
D.W. Griffith
Director
Frank E. Woods
Screenplay
Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
Novel
Jon Mirsalis
Original Music Composer
Joseph Carl Breil
Music
Joseph Nurnberger
Music
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
James Smith
Editor
Joseph Henabery
Editor
Raoul Walsh
Editor
Rose Smith
Editor
H.E. Aitken
Executive Producer
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Score
Joseph Carl Breil
The Birth Of A Nation (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
