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The Birth of a Nation

The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux K

Director

D.W. Griffith

Year

Genre

drama, history, war

Box Office

N/A

Production

Epoch Film Co.

Awards

2 wins

Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter

Flora Cameron - The Pet Sister

Col. Ben Cameron aka The Little Colonel

Henry B. Walthall

Margaret Cameron - The Elder Sister

Lydia Brown - Stoneman's Mulatto Housekeeper

Hon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the House

Silas Lynch - Mulatto Lieut. Governor

George Siegmann

Gus - A Renegade Negro

Tod - Stoneman's Younger Son

Jeff - The Blacksmith

Abraham Lincoln

Joseph Henabery

Phil - Stoneman's Elder Son

Mrs. Cameron

Josephine Crowell

Dr. Cameron

Spottiswoode Aitken

Wade Cameron - The Second Son

George Beranger

Duke Cameron - The Youngest Son

Maxfield Stanley

Mammy - The Faithful Servant

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

Gen. Robert E. Lee

Child

Bennie Billings

Minor Role

Cameron's Male Servant

Sick woman's child

Klan Leader

Klansman

Klansman

Klansman

Sick Woman's Child

Northern Soldier

Young Girl in Cabin

Peggy Cartwright

Minor Role

William E. Cassidy

General at Appomatox Surrender

Elsie's Maid

Senator Charles Sumner

Nelse - An Old-Fashioned Negro

William De Vaull

Man Who Falls from Roof

Charles Eagle Eye

Klansman on Horse Holding Up Hood with Hand

Minor Role

Alberta Franklin

Jake

William Freeman

Undetermined Secondary Role

Laura Keene

Self (1931 reissue version)

Minor Role

Minor Role

Walter Huston (1930 re-release promotion)

Mrs. Lincoln

White-Arm Joe - Blacksmith

Child with Dr. Cameron

Belle of 1861

Union Soldier

Eugene Pallette

Minor Role

Negro

Man Going Inside While Ku Klux Klan is Watching

Hayes E. Robertson

Belle of 1861

Klansman

Volunteer Who Reports Piedmont Raid

Charles Stevens

Black Woman - Dr. Cameron's Taunter

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Man Who Falls From Roof

Erich von Stroheim

Minor Role

John Wilkes Booth

Confederate Soldier

Flora Cameron as a Child

Stoneman's Servant

Minor Role

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3.0

★★★☆☆

1 review

Overall

3.0

Story

3.0

Aesthetics

3.0

Acting

3.0

Sound

3.0

aegedus

1 year ago

★★★★★

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Daddy, you know what I saw? - The Birth of a Nation

Daddy, you know what I saw?

Dad? - The Birth of a Nation

Let's get out of here. - The Birth of a Nation

Let's get out of here.

Hang on to that rail! - The Birth of a Nation

Hang on to that rail!

Help! - The Birth of a Nation

Dad! - The Birth of a Nation

Help! - The Birth of a Nation

He saved my life. - The Birth of a Nation

He saved my life.

Let me go! - The Birth of a Nation

I'm very happy
to have my son back. - The Birth of a Nation

I'm very happy to have my son back.

Aah! - The Birth of a Nation

No! - The Birth of a Nation

Whoa! - The Birth of a Nation

Whoa, whoa, whoa. - The Birth of a Nation

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Oh, you lost a black horse. - The Birth of a Nation

Oh, you lost a black horse.

Hey, Black! - The Birth of a Nation

Aah! - The Birth of a Nation

What do you think
you're doing over there, sonny? - The Birth of a Nation

What do you think you're doing over there, sonny?

Well, maybe he is yours. - The Birth of a Nation

Well, maybe he is yours.

You're just lucky I got him
instead of the police. - The Birth of a Nation

You're just lucky I got him instead of the police.

Henry... - The Birth of a Nation

Tried cows. That didn't work. - The Birth of a Nation

Tried cows. That didn't work.

Red cards, red cards.
I've got too many red cards. - The Birth of a Nation

Red cards, red cards. I've got too many red cards.

Do you think you'll ever... - The Birth of a Nation

Do you think you'll ever...

Sure I do. - The Birth of a Nation

It's work. - The Birth of a Nation

You know, Alec... - The Birth of a Nation

You know, Alec...

Listen to me.
We'll make this a real easy workout. - The Birth of a Nation

Listen to me. We'll make this a real easy workout.

Go on, Nap!
Go on, get him! - The Birth of a Nation

Go on, Nap! Go on, get him!

Hey, your hands —
You all right there? - The Birth of a Nation

Hey, your hands — You all right there?

A match race? Cyclone? - The Birth of a Nation

A match race? Cyclone?

Well, whoever you are... - The Birth of a Nation

Well, whoever you are...

Easy, Black. - The Birth of a Nation

Henry! You okay? - The Birth of a Nation

Henry! You okay?

- It's him.
- No. - The Birth of a Nation

- It's him. - No.

It's him. - The Birth of a Nation

Come on, bring him on! - The Birth of a Nation

Come on, bring him on!

- Hey!
- Hey, he's out cold. - The Birth of a Nation

- Hey! - Hey, he's out cold.

Where'd you get this animal? - The Birth of a Nation

Where'd you get this animal?

What happened?
Did I fall off? - The Birth of a Nation

What happened? Did I fall off?

What happened?
Where's the Black? - The Birth of a Nation

What happened? Where's the Black?

He did good, didn't he? - The Birth of a Nation

He did good, didn't he?

Mom, do you want me
to mow the lawn... - The Birth of a Nation

Mom, do you want me to mow the lawn...

- Mom, have you read this?
- What is it? - The Birth of a Nation

- Mom, have you read this? - What is it?

So what happened to the new deal, huh?
The clean slate? - The Birth of a Nation

So what happened to the new deal, huh? The clean slate?

What is that? - The Birth of a Nation

Dad gave it to me. - The Birth of a Nation

Dad gave it to me.

It reminds me of... - The Birth of a Nation

It reminds me of...

Oh, Alec. - The Birth of a Nation

That Neville would do
anything for publicity, huh? - The Birth of a Nation

That Neville would do anything for publicity, huh?

No one can beat him.
I'll beat him. - The Birth of a Nation

No one can beat him. I'll beat him.

- Number one, sir.
- Number one, add two pounds. - The Birth of a Nation

- Number one, sir. - Number one, add two pounds.

Rider number two now. - The Birth of a Nation

Rider number two now.

Well! - The Birth of a Nation

Okay. All right. - The Birth of a Nation

Okay. All right.

Whoa! Settle down! - The Birth of a Nation

Whoa! Settle down!

Stop! Whoa! - The Birth of a Nation

Cyclone keeping the pace. - The Birth of a Nation

Cyclone keeping the pace.

He's won!
The mystery horse won! - The Birth of a Nation

He's won! The mystery horse won!

This, ladies and gentlemen — - The Birth of a Nation

This, ladies and gentlemen —

The Birth of a Nation poster

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux K

User Rating: 3.0 (1 rating)

Director: D.W. Griffith

Writer: Thomas Dixon Jr., D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods

Production: Epoch Film Co.

Genre: drama, history, war

Year: 1915

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Mar 1915

Awards: 2 wins

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