The Birth of a Nation
03 hours 15 minutes
- Henry B. Walthall, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper
- D.W. Griffith
- Drama, History, Silent, War
- March 21, 1915
- N/A
- Bestselling Blockbusters, Greatest Silent Films, Mega Money Makers
Synopsis
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 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.
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