The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith

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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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Cast

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh as Flora Cameron

Henry B. Walthall

Henry B. Walthall as Col. Ben Cameron

Miriam Cooper

Miriam Cooper as Margaret Cameron

Mary Alden

Mary Alden as Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Ralph Lewis

Ralph Lewis as Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

George Siegmann

George Siegmann as Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

Walter Long

Walter Long as Gus

Robert Harron

Robert Harron as Tod

Wallace Reid

Wallace Reid as Jeff, the Blacksmith

Joseph Henabery

Joseph Henabery as Abraham Lincoln

Elmer Clifton

Elmer Clifton as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Josephine Crowell

Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Cameron

Spottiswoode Aitken

Spottiswoode Aitken as Dr. Cameron

George Beranger

George Beranger as Wade Cameron

Maxfield Stanley

Maxfield Stanley as Duke Cameron

Jennie Lee

Jennie Lee as Mammy

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp as Gen. U.S. Grant

Howard Gaye

Howard Gaye as Gen. Robert E. Lee

Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse as Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)

William De Vaull

William De Vaull as Nelse (uncredited)

Willam Freeman

Willam Freeman as Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson as Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)

Fred Burns

Fred Burns as Klansman (uncredited)

Allan Sears

Allan Sears as Klansman (uncredited)

Elmo Lincoln

Elmo Lincoln as Blacksmith (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Black Woman (uncredited)

Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh as John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)

Monte Blue

Monte Blue as (uncredited)

Harry Braham

Harry Braham as Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)

Bob Burns

Bob Burns as Klan Leader (uncredited)

Edmund Burns

Edmund Burns as Klansman (uncredited)

Edward Burns

Edward Burns as Klansman (uncredited)

Peggy Cartwright

Peggy Cartwright as Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)

Dark Cloud

Dark Cloud as General (uncredited)

Leonore Cooper

Leonore Cooper as Elsie's Maid (uncredited)

Charles Eagle Eye

Charles Eagle Eye as Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)

John Ford

John Ford as Klansman (uncredited)

Olga Grey

Olga Grey as Laura Keene (uncredited)

Alberta Lee

Alberta Lee as Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)

Betty Marsh

Betty Marsh as Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)

Donna Montran

Donna Montran as Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette as Union Soldier (uncredited)

Alma Rubens

Alma Rubens as Belle of 1861 (uncredited)

Charles Stevens

Charles Stevens as Volunteer (uncredited)

Jules White

Jules White as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Violet Wilkey

Violet Wilkey as Young Flora Cameron (uncredited)

David Butler

David Butler as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

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