The Birth of a Nation
Genres
Drama
History
War
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.
Details
Budget
$100000
Revenue
$11000000
Runtime
195 min
Release Date
1915-02-08
Status
Released
Vote Count
553
Vote Average
6.005
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