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The Birth of a Nation (1915)

The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Drama History War

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

Release Date: 1915, March 8
Directors: D.W. Griffith
Countries: United States of America
Production: Epoch Film Co., D.W. Griffith Productions, Epoch Productions, Epoch Productions
Cast: Charles Stevens, Edward Burns, Monte Blue, Mae Marsh, Bob Burns, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Lillian Gish, Donald Crisp, Tom Wilson, Elmo Lincoln, Eugene Pallette, Fred Burns

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.

Keywords:

inspirational racism ku klux klan awestruck army optimistic southern usa historical epic american civil war reconstruction era feelgood silent film