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The Birth of a Nation (1915)
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The Civil War divides friends and destroys families, but that's nothing compared to the anarchy in the black-ruled South after the war. Director:D.W. Griffith |
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The Birth of a Nation (1915)
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The Civil War divides friends and destroys families, but that's nothing compared to the anarchy in the black-ruled South after the war. Director:D.W. Griffith |
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| Lillian Gish | ... |
Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter
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| Mae Marsh | ... | ||
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Henry B. Walthall | ... |
Col. Ben Cameron
(as Henry Walthall)
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Miriam Cooper | ... | |
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Mary Alden | ... |
Lydia - Stoneman's Mulatto Housekeeper
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Ralph Lewis | ... |
Hon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the House
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George Siegmann | ... |
Silas Lynch - Mulatto Lieut. Governor
(as George Seigmann)
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Walter Long | ... | |
| Robert Harron | ... |
Tod - Stoneman's Younger Son
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| Wallace Reid | ... |
Jeff - the Blacksmith
(as Wallace Reed)
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Joseph Henabery | ... |
Abraham Lincoln
(as Jos. Henabery)
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Elmer Clifton | ... |
Phil - Stoneman's Elder Son
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Josephine Crowell | ... | |
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Spottiswoode Aitken | ... | |
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George Beranger | ... |
Wade Cameron - Second Son
(as J.A. Beringer)
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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. Written by Victor Munoz <vmunoz@macul.ciencias.uchile.cl>
Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis