The Birth of a Nation
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1915 • 3h 15m

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“The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!”

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.

Drama
History
War

Release Date

2/8/1915

Status

Released

Original Title

The Birth of a Nation

Runtime

3h 15m

Budget

$100,000

Revenue

$11,000,000

Language

EN

Production Companies

Epoch Film Co.