The Birth of a Nation (1915)
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- 3h 15min
- Drama, History
- 21 Mar 1915 (USA)
- Movie
- 2 wins.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
Lillian Gish | ... |
Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter
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Mae Marsh | ... |
Flora Cameron - The Pet Sister
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Henry B. Walthall | ... |
Col. Ben Cameron aka The Little Colonel
(as Henry Walthall)
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Miriam Cooper | ... |
Margaret Cameron - The Elder Sister
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Mary Alden | ... |
Lydia Brown - Stoneman's Mulatto Housekeeper
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Ralph Lewis | ... |
Hon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the House
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George Siegmann | ... |
Silas Lynch - Mulatto Lieut. Governor
(as George Seigmann)
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Walter Long | ... |
Gus - A Renegade Negro
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Robert Harron | ... |
Tod - Stoneman's Younger Son
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Wallace Reid | ... |
Jeff - The Blacksmith
(as Wallace Reed)
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Joseph Henabery | ... |
Abraham Lincoln
(as Jos. Henabery)
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Elmer Clifton | ... |
Phil - Stoneman's Elder Son
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Josephine Crowell | ... |
Mrs. Cameron
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Spottiswoode Aitken | ... |
Dr. Cameron
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George Beranger | ... |
Wade Cameron - The Second Son
(as J.A. Beringer)
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Maxfield Stanley | ... |
Duke Cameron - The Youngest Son
(as John French)
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Jennie Lee | ... |
Mammy - The Faithful Servant
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Donald Crisp | ... |
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
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Howard Gaye | ... |
Gen. Robert E. Lee
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Bennie Billings | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Monte Blue | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Harry Braham | ... |
Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)
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Bob Burns | ... |
Klan Leader (uncredited)
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Edmund Burns | ... |
Klansman (uncredited)
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Edward Burns | ... |
Klansman (uncredited)
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Fred Burns | ... |
Klansman (uncredited)
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David Butler | ... |
Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
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Peggy Cartwright | ... |
Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)
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William E. Cassidy | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Dark Cloud | ... |
General at Appomatox Surrender (uncredited)
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Lenore Cooper | ... |
Elsie's Maid (uncredited)
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Sam De Grasse | ... |
Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
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William De Vaull | ... |
Nelse - An Old-Fashioned Negro (uncredited)
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Charles Eagle Eye | ... |
Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)
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John Ford | ... |
Klansman on Horse Holding Up Hood with Hand (uncredited)
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Alberta Franklin | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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William Freeman | ... |
Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited)
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Gibson Gowland | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Olga Grey | ... |
Laura Keene (uncredited)
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D.W. Griffith | ... |
Self (1931 reissue version) (uncredited)
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Fred Hamer | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Russell Hicks | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Walter Huston | ... |
Walter Huston (1930 re-release promotion) (uncredited)
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Alberta Lee | ... |
Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)
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Elmo Lincoln | ... |
White-Arm Joe - Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Betty Marsh | ... |
Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)
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Donna Montran | ... |
Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
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Eugene Pallette | ... |
Union Soldier (uncredited)
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Vester Pegg | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Jack Pickford | ... |
Negro (uncredited)
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Hayes E. Robertson | ... |
Man Going Inside While Ku Klux Klan is Watching (uncredited)
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Alma Rubens | ... |
Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
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Allan Sears | ... |
Klansman (uncredited)
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Charles Stevens | ... |
Volunteer Who Reports Piedmont Raid (uncredited)
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan | ... |
Black Woman - Dr. Cameron's Taunter (uncredited)
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George Walsh | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Raoul Walsh | ... |
John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
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Jules White | ... |
Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
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Violet Wilkey | ... |
Flora Cameron as a Child (uncredited)
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Tom Wilson | ... |
Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)
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Mary Wynn | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
D.W. Griffith |
Written by
Thomas Dixon Jr. | ... | (adapted from his novel: "The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan") |
Thomas Dixon Jr. | ... | (play "The Clansman") |
Thomas Dixon Jr. | ... | (novel "The Leopard's Spots") |
D.W. Griffith | ... | & |
Frank E. Woods | ... |
Produced by
H.E. Aitken | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
D.W. Griffith | ... | producer |
Music by
Joseph Carl Breil | ... | (music) |
D.W. Griffith | ... | (music) |
Cinematography by
G.W. Bitzer |
Editing by
D.W. Griffith | ||
Joseph Henabery | ||
James Smith | ||
Rose Smith | ||
Raoul Walsh |
Editorial Department
Karl Malkames | ... | negative: Killiam Shows |
Costume Design by
Robert Goldstein | ... | (uncredited) |
Clare West | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Monte Blue | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Christy Cabanne | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Elmer Clifton | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Jack Conway | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Donald Crisp | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Allan Dwan | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Howard Gaye | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Fred Hamer | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Robert Harron | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Joseph Henabery | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Tom O'Brien | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
George Siegmann | ... | chief assistant director (uncredited) |
Herbert Sutch | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
W.S. Van Dyke | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Erich von Stroheim | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Baron von Winther | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Raoul Walsh | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Henry B. Walthall | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Tom Wilson | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Samuel De Vall | ... | art department supervisor |
Ralph M. DeLacy | ... | property master (uncredited) |
Shorty English | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Jim Newman | ... | assistant carpenter (uncredited) |
Cash Shockey | ... | set painter (uncredited) |
Joseph Stringer | ... | set builder (uncredited) |
Hal Sullivan | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
Frank Wortman | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Walter Hoffman | ... | special effects supervisor (uncredited) |
'Fireworks' Wilson | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Monte Blue | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Charles Eagle Eye | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Leo Nomis | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Karl Brown | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Frank B. Good | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Goldstein | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Music Department
George Koehler | ... | conductor |
Fraser Macdonald | ... | score arranger: Killiam Shows |
William Axt | ... | music arranger: 1921 revival (New York) (uncredited) |
Harry Berken | ... | musician: trumpeter (uncredited) |
Carli Elinor | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Louis F. Gottschalk | ... | music adaptor: 1930 synchronized version (uncredited) |
Herman Hand | ... | music arranger: 1921 revival (New York) (uncredited) |
Joseph Nurnberger | ... | composer: overture (Los Angeles premiere) (uncredited) |
Erno Rapee | ... | music arranger: 1921 revival (New York) (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
D.W. Griffith | ... | presents |
Jim Kidd | ... | security officer (uncredited) |
Abe Scholtz | ... | laboratory technician (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Epoch Producing Corporation (1915) (United States) (theatrical) (original release)
- Western Import Company (1915) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Svenska Biografteaterns Filmbyrå (1918) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Titania (1922) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1931) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Astor Pictures Corporation (1940) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Archway Film Distributors Ltd. (1952) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Suomi-Filmi (1964) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Joseph Brenner Associates (JBA) (1970) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Lumivision (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Image Entertainment (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Image Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2002) (Spain) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (VHS)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- Ermitage Cinema (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
- FilmAnnex (2006) (World-wide)
- SBP (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- absolut MEDIEN (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2013) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Masters of Cinema no.52)
- BFI Video (2015) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (restored 2 disc Centenary Edition)
- BFI Video (2015) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2017) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Twilight Time (2018) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- Killiam Shows (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Goldstein and Company (costumes)
- Western Costume Company (wardrobe)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up in opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Written by Victor Munoz |
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Taglines | Mighty Spectacle See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $110,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $11,000,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | When it opened in New York City, ticket prices were $2.00 each, which was considered astronomical at the time. In modern-day currency, accounting for inflation, that would be about $17-$20. The exorbitant ticket prices greatly inflated the box office revenue of the film. See more » |
Goofs | Car tire tracks are visible in the KKK segment. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Revenge of Pancho Villa (1932). See more » |
Crazy Credits | The following was listed in the opening credits: A PLEA FOR THE ART OF THE MOTION PICTURE: We do not fear censorship, for we have no wish to offend with improprieties or obscenities, but we do demand, as a right, the liberty to show the dark side of wrong, that we may illuminate the bright side of virtue - the same liberty that is conceeded to the art of the written word - that art to which we owe the Bible and the works of Shakespeare. See more » |
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This is an historical presentation of the Civil War and Reconstruction Period, and is not meant to reflect on any race or people of today. See more » |