The Birth of a Nation

Name: The Birth of a Nation
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1915-03-08
Duration: 195 min
Rating: 5.9

“The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!”

5.9 / 10 (616 votes)

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.

Release Date March 08, 1915

Runtime 195 min

Genres Drama, History, War

Status Released

Budget $100,000

Revenue $100,000,000

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