The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

6.0(565 votes)
March 8, 1915
3h 15m
DramaHistoryWar

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.

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writers

D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$100,000

Revenue

$11,000,000

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