The Birth of a Nation
en
PG-13
6
March 1915
Drama
History
War
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.
Runtime:
3 hours 15 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
$100,000.00
Revenue:
$11,000,000.00
Director:
D.W. Griffith
