The Birth of a Nation

Name: The Birth of a Nation
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1915
Duration: 193 min
Cast: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden

1915

3h 13min

Drama

History

War

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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.

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Who directed The Birth of a Nation?

The Birth of a Nation was directed by D.W. Griffith.

How long is The Birth of a Nation?

The Birth of a Nation runs for 3h 13min, and was released in 1915.