The Birth of a Nation (1915)
"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"
5.9 (579 votes)
3h 15m
March 8, 1915
English
Synopsis
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.
Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
Frank E. Woods, D.W. Griffith
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Original Title
The Birth of a Nation
Status
Released
Budget
$100,000
Revenue
$11,000,000
Production
Epoch Film Co.
