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.

US

Made in US

6/10

1915

Drama
History
War

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Cast

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

As Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

As Flora Cameron

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall

As Col. Ben Cameron

Miriam Cooper

Miriam Cooper

As Margaret Cameron

Mary Alden

Mary Alden

As Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Ralph Lewis

Ralph Lewis

As Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

George Siegmann

George Siegmann

As Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

Walter Long

Walter Long

As Gus

Robert Harron

Robert Harron

As Tod

Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid

As Jeff, the Blacksmith

Joseph Henabery

Joseph Henabery

As Abraham Lincoln

Elmer Clifton

Elmer Clifton

As Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Josephine Crowell

Josephine Crowell

As Mrs. Cameron

Spottiswoode Aitken

Spottiswoode Aitken

As Dr. Cameron

George Beranger

George Beranger

As Wade Cameron

Maxfield Stanley

Maxfield Stanley

As Duke Cameron

Jennie Lee

Jennie Lee

As Mammy

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

As Gen. U.S. Grant

Howard Gaye

Howard Gaye

As Gen. Robert E. Lee

Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse

As Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)

William De Vaull

William De Vaull

As Nelse (uncredited)

Willam Freeman

Willam Freeman

As Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

As Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)

Fred Burns

Fred Burns

As Klansman (uncredited)

Allan Sears

Allan Sears

As Klansman (uncredited)

Elmo Lincoln

Elmo Lincoln

As Blacksmith (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

As Black Woman (uncredited)

Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh

As John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)

Monte Blue

Monte Blue

As (uncredited)

Harry Braham

Harry Braham

As Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)

Bob Burns

Bob Burns

As Klan Leader (uncredited)

Edmund Burns

Edmund Burns

As Klansman (uncredited)

Edward Burns

Edward Burns

As Klansman (uncredited)

Peggy Cartwright

Peggy Cartwright

As Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)

Dark Cloud

Dark Cloud

As General (uncredited)

Leonore Cooper

Leonore Cooper

As Elsie's Maid (uncredited)

Charles Eagle Eye

Charles Eagle Eye

As Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)

John Ford

John Ford

As Klansman (uncredited)

Olga Grey

Olga Grey

As Laura Keene (uncredited)

Alberta Lee

Alberta Lee

As Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)

Betty Marsh

Betty Marsh

As Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)

Donna Montran

Donna Montran

As Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

As Union Soldier (uncredited)

Alma Rubens

Alma Rubens

As Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

Charles Stevens

Charles Stevens

As Volunteer (uncredited)

Jules White

Jules White

As Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Violet Wilkey

Violet Wilkey

As Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)

David Butler

David Butler

As Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Mary Wynn

Mary Wynn

As

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