The Birth of a Nation (1915)

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1915-02-08 United States of America 195 Min. PG-13
6 552 votes
Drama, History, War

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.

Cast

Lillian Gish is Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh is Flora Cameron
Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall is Col. Ben Cameron
Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper is Margaret Cameron
Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden is Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis is Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann is Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long is Gus
Gus
Robert Harron is Tod
Tod
Wallace Reid is Jeff, the Blacksmith
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery is Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton is Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Josephine Crowell is Mrs. Cameron
Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken is Dr. Cameron
Dr. Cameron
George Beranger is Wade Cameron
Wade Cameron
Maxfield Stanley is Duke Cameron
Duke Cameron
Jennie Lee is Mammy
Mammy
Donald Crisp is Gen. U.S. Grant
Gen. U.S. Grant
Howard Gaye is Gen. Robert E. Lee
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam De Grasse is Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
William De Vaull is Nelse (uncredited)
Nelse (uncredited)
Willam Freeman is Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)
Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)
Tom Wilson is Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)
Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)
Fred Burns is Klansman (uncredited)
Klansman (uncredited)
Allan Sears is Klansman (uncredited)
Klansman (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln is Blacksmith (uncredited)
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan is Black Woman (uncredited)
Black Woman (uncredited)
Raoul Walsh is John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
Monte Blue is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Harry Braham is Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)
Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)
Bob Burns is Klan Leader (uncredited)
Klan Leader (uncredited)
Edmund Burns is Klansman (uncredited)
Klansman (uncredited)
Edward Burns is Klansman (uncredited)
Klansman (uncredited)
Peggy Cartwright is Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)
Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)
Dark Cloud is General (uncredited)
General (uncredited)
Leonore Cooper is Elsie's Maid (uncredited)
Elsie's Maid (uncredited)
Charles Eagle Eye is Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)
Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)
John Ford is Klansman (uncredited)
Klansman (uncredited)
Olga Grey is Laura Keene (uncredited)
Laura Keene (uncredited)
Alberta Lee is Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)
Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)
Betty Marsh is Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)
Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)
Donna Montran is Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette is Union Soldier (uncredited)
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Alma Rubens is Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
Charles Stevens is Volunteer (uncredited)
Volunteer (uncredited)
Jules White is Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Violet Wilkey is Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)
Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)
David Butler is Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

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