The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

1915-03-08

(US) •

Drama,

History,

War

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

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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.

Movie Cast

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Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

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Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron

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Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron

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Miriam Cooper

Margaret Cameron

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Mary Alden

Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

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Ralph Lewis

Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

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George Siegmann

Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

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Walter Long

Gus

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Robert Harron

Tod

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Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith

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Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

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Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

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Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Cameron

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Spottiswoode Aitken

Dr. Cameron

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George Beranger

Wade Cameron

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Maxfield Stanley

Duke Cameron

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Jennie Lee

Mammy

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Donald Crisp

Gen. U.S. Grant

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Howard Gaye

Gen. Robert E. Lee

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Sam De Grasse

Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)

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William De Vaull

Nelse (uncredited)

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Willam Freeman

Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)

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Tom Wilson

Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)

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Fred Burns

Klansman (uncredited)

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Allan Sears

Klansman (uncredited)

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Elmo Lincoln

Blacksmith (uncredited)

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Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Black Woman (uncredited)

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Raoul Walsh

John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)

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Monte Blue

(uncredited)

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Harry Braham

Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)

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Bob Burns

Klan Leader (uncredited)

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Edmund Burns

Klansman (uncredited)

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Edward Burns

Klansman (uncredited)

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Peggy Cartwright

Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)

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Dark Cloud

General (uncredited)

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Leonore Cooper

Elsie's Maid (uncredited)

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Charles Eagle Eye

Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)

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John Ford

Klansman (uncredited)

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Olga Grey

Laura Keene (uncredited)

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Alberta Lee

Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)

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Betty Marsh

Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)

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Donna Montran

Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

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Eugene Pallette

Union Soldier (uncredited)

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Alma Rubens

Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

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Charles Stevens

Volunteer (uncredited)

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Jules White

Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

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Violet Wilkey

Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)

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David Butler

Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

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Mary Wynn