7.3
“The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!”
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
March 8, 19153h 13mEN
6.0
585 votes
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.
Director
D.W. GriffithWhere to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
No Language
Budget
$100K
Revenue
$11.0M
Production Companies
Epoch Film Co.D.W. Griffith ProductionsEpoch Productions
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