The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

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1915-02-08

Drama, History, War

Runtime: 193 minutes

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.

Featured Crew

D.W. Griffith

Producer

D.W. Griffith

Director