The Birth of a Nation
The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, History, War
Budget: $100,000 | Revenue : $11,000,000
Runtime: 195 minutes
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The Musketeers of Pig Alley
The Age of the Earth
The Temptation of St. Tony
Sunnyside
Behind the Doors of Umberto Eco
Duelle
The Great Train Robbery
The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
Sacrifice
Lillian Gish
Played Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh
Played Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
Played Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
Played Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden
Played Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
Played Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
Played Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
Played Gus
Robert Harron
Played Tod
Wallace Reid
Played Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery
Played Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton
Played Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Josephine Crowell
Played Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken
Played Dr. Cameron
George Beranger
Played Wade Cameron
Maxfield Stanley
Played Duke Cameron
Jennie Lee
Played Mammy
Donald Crisp
Played Gen. U.S. Grant
Howard Gaye
Played Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam De Grasse
Played Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
William De Vaull
Played Nelse (uncredited)
Willam Freeman
Played Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Played Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)
Fred Burns
Played Klansman (uncredited)
Allan Sears
Played Klansman (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln
Played Blacksmith (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Played Black Woman (uncredited)
Raoul Walsh
Played John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
Monte Blue
Played (uncredited)
Harry Braham
Played Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)
Bob Burns
Played Klan Leader (uncredited)
Edmund Burns
Played Klansman (uncredited)
Edward Burns
Played Klansman (uncredited)
Peggy Cartwright
Played Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)
Dark Cloud
Played General (uncredited)
Leonore Cooper
Played Elsie's Maid (uncredited)
Charles Eagle Eye
Played Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)
John Ford
Played Klansman (uncredited)
Olga Grey
Played Laura Keene (uncredited)
Alberta Lee
Played Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)
Betty Marsh
Played Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)
Donna Montran
Played Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette
Played Union Soldier (uncredited)
Alma Rubens
Played Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
Played Volunteer (uncredited)
Jules White
Played Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Violet Wilkey
Played Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)
David Butler
Played Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
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