The Birth of a Nation
The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!
1915-03-08 | 195 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Lillian GishStoneman's Daughter Elsie
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Mae MarshFlora Cameron
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Henry B. WalthallCol. Ben Cameron
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Miriam CooperMargaret Cameron
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Mary AldenStoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
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Ralph LewisLeader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
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George SiegmannLieut. Governor Silas Lynch
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Walter LongGus
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Robert HarronTod
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Wallace ReidJeff, the Blacksmith
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Joseph HenaberyAbraham Lincoln
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Elmer CliftonStoneman's Elder Son Phil
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Josephine CrowellMrs. Cameron
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Spottiswoode AitkenDr. Cameron
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George BerangerWade Cameron
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Maxfield StanleyDuke Cameron
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Jennie LeeMammy
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Donald CrispGen. U.S. Grant
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Howard GayeGen. Robert E. Lee
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Sam De GrasseSenator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
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