The Birth of a Nation (1915)
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.
Released: Feb 08, 1915
Runtime: 193 minutes
Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Lillian Gish, Miriam Cooper, Mae Marsh, Mary Alden, Ralph Lewis
Crew: Frank E. Woods (Screenplay), H.E. Aitken (Executive Producer), Joseph Carl Breil (Director of Photography), Jon Mirsalis (Original Music Composer), Billy Bitzer (Director of Photography), Joseph Henabery (Editor)
