The Birth of a Nation (1915)

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan! 1915-02-08 United States of America 193 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Henry B. Walthall is Col. Ben Cameron
Col. Ben Cameron
Lillian Gish is Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Miriam Cooper is Margaret Cameron
Margaret Cameron
Mae Marsh is Flora Cameron
Flora Cameron
Mary Alden is Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis is Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann is Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long is Gus
Gus
Joseph Henabery is Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Wallace Reid is Jeff, the Blacksmith
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Elmer Clifton is Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Josephine Crowell is Mrs. Cameron
Mrs. Cameron

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