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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.
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The Birth of a Nation
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 8, 1915
Runtime
3h 15m
Genres
Drama, History, War
User Score
60%
Original Title
The Birth of a Nation
Production Companies
Epoch Film Co.
Director
D.W. Griffith
Budget
$100,000
Revenue
$11,000,000
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.
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