The Birth of a Nation
First aired on Feb 8, 1915
60%
Genres: Drama, History, War
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
D.W. Griffith | Producer
Jon Mirsalis | Original Music Composer
Clare West | Costume Design
Raoul Walsh | Editor
D.W. Griffith | Writer
Joseph Carl Breil | Director of Photography
