The Birth of a Nation
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.
Loading details…
Trailers & videos
2
Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith - Trailer (1915)
Trailer
Cast
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
Howard Gaye
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam De Grasse
Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
Writers: Frank E. Woods, D.W. Griffith, Thomas F. Dixon Jr.Music: Jon Mirsalis
More like this
The Best of Enemies
2019 · ★ 7.4
Devotion
2022 · ★ 7.1
The Young Lions
1958 · ★ 6.8
Gettysburg
1993 · ★ 7.0
The Monuments Men
2014 · ★ 6.1
The Lost Battalion
2001 · ★ 6.7
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin
2024 · ★ 6.8
Paths of Glory
1957 · ★ 8.3
The Six Triple Eight
2024 · ★ 7.6
Flyboys
2006 · ★ 6.5
Rosewood
1997 · ★ 6.5
A Call to Spy
2020 · ★ 6.7
Reviews
Be kind. No spoilers without warning.
Loading comments…