The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!
TMDb|5.9
08/03/1915• 3h 13mDramaHistoryWar
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.
Details
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Director
D.W. Griffith
Production Countries
US
Spoken Languages
No Language
Production Companies
Epoch Film Co., D.W. Griffith Productions, Epoch Productions
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