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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, History, War
Budget: $100,000 | Revenue : $11,000,000
Runtime: 193 minutes
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Henry B. Walthall
Played Col. Ben Cameron
Lillian Gish
Played Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Miriam Cooper
Played Margaret Cameron
Mae Marsh
Played Flora Cameron
Mary Alden
Played Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
Played Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
Played Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
Played Gus
Joseph Henabery
Played Abraham Lincoln
Wallace Reid
Played Jeff, the Blacksmith
Elmer Clifton
Played Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
Josephine Crowell
Played Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken
Played Dr. Cameron
George Beranger
Played Wade Cameron
Maxfield Stanley
Played Duke Cameron
Jennie Lee
Played Mammy
Donald Crisp
Played Gen. U.S. Grant
Howard Gaye
Played Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam De Grasse
Played Charles Sumner
William De Vaull
Played Nelse
Willam Freeman
Played Jake / Sentry at Hospital
Tom Wilson
Played Stoneman's Servant
Fred Burns
Played Klansman
Allan Sears
Played Klansman
Elmo Lincoln
Played Blacksmith
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Played Black Woman
Raoul Walsh
Played John Wilkes Booth
Robert Harron
Played Tod
Monte Blue
Played
Harry Braham
Played Cameron's Male Servant
Bob Burns
Played Klan Leader
Edmund Burns
Played Klansman
Edward Burns
Played Klansman
Peggy Cartwright
Played Young Girl in Cabin
Dark Cloud
Played General
Leonore Cooper
Played Elsie's Maid
Charles Eagle Eye
Played Man Who Falls from Roof
John Ford
Played Klansman
Olga Grey
Played Laura Keene
Alberta Lee
Played Mrs. Lincoln
Betty Marsh
Played Child with Dr. Cameron
Donna Montran
Played Belle of 1861
Eugene Pallette
Played Union Soldier
Alma Rubens
Played Belle of 1861
Charles Stevens
Played Volunteer
Jules White
Played Confederate Soldier
Violet Wilkey
Played Young Flora Cameron
David Butler
Played Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier
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