The Birth of a Nation
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.
Top Cast
Lillian Gish
As Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh
As Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
As Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
As Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden
As Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
As Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
As Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
As Gus
Robert Harron
As Tod
Wallace Reid
As Jeff, the Blacksmith
Genres
Director
D.W. Griffith
Budget / Revenue
$0.1M / $11.0M
Production Companies
The Life of a Nation Collection
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