| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Henry B. Walthall | ... | Colonel Ben Cameron aka The Little Colonel (as Henry Walthall) | |
| Lillian Gish | ... | Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter | |
| Mae Marsh | ... | Flora Cameron - the Pet Sister | |
| Miriam Cooper | ... | Margaret Cameron - the Elder Sister | |
| Mary Alden | ... | Lydia Brown - Stoneman's Mulatto Housekeeper | |
| Ralph Lewis | ... | Hon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the House | |
| George Siegmann | ... | Silas Lynch - Mulatto Lieut. Governor (as George Seigmann) | |
| Walter Long | ... | Gus - A Renegade Negro | |
| Robert Harron | ... | Tod - Stoneman's Younger Son | |
| Wallace Reid | ... | Jeff - The Blacksmith (as Wallace Reed) | |
| Joseph Henabery | ... | Abraham Lincoln (as Jos. Henabery) | |
| Elmer Clifton | ... | Phil - Stoneman's Elder Son | |
| Josephine Crowell | ... | Mrs. Cameron | |
| Spottiswoode Aitken | ... | Dr. Cameron | |
| George Beranger | ... | Wade Cameron - the Second Son (as J.A. Beringer) | |
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>
more disturbing that the movie, made in 1915, are some of these comments I'm reading...in 2007...
pcorder wrote: "Whites could not vote or serve in the government during Reconstruction, Blacks ruled in the Legislatures and this movie showed how they acted during that time. The reason some many liberal whites and blacks HATE this movie is because it is the only movie to ever tell the truth about RECONSTRUCTION."???
Are you high?? what planet are you from?? This couldn't be further from the truth. you obviously don't know your history. or perhaps you know "your story", which is not the same. benefits of a home education, i presume?
to those who praise this movie...let's say a black director makes a film depicting whites as ignorant, violent, subhuman heathens, but hey, its a cinematic masterpiece. Would you be singing its praises? i highly doubt it.
shows just how far we Haven't come...