The Birth of a Nation

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"

Mar 21 1915 TV-PG 3h 15m
Drama, History, War

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.

Plot

Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.

Written by

Thomas Dixon Jr., D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods

Directed by

D.W. Griffith

Cast

Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Epoch Film Co.

Languages

No Language

Awards

2 wins

Trailers
Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith - Trailer (1915)
Scores
# of Votes
27,229
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA