The Birth of a Nation

5.9 1915 195 min
NR
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 Recons…

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Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
Frank E. Woods, D.W. Griffith
Classification
NR

Cast

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Lillian Gish Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long Gus
Robert Harron Tod
Wallace Reid Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Josephine Crowell Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken Dr. Cameron
George Beranger Wade Cameron
Maxfield Stanley Duke Cameron
Jennie Lee Mammy
Donald Crisp Gen. U.S. Grant

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