The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Movie
1915
3 HOURS 10 MINS
Historical drama
War
D.W. Griffith’s classic silent follows two families through the Civil War and its aftermath.
Cast & Crew
Lillian Gish Elsie Stoneman
Mae Marsh Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden Lydia Brown
Ralph Lewis Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann Silas Lynch
Walter Long Gus
Robert Harron Tod Stoneman
Wallace Reid Jeff (blacksmith)
Joseph Henabery Abraham Lincoln/13 other bits
Elmer Clifton Phil Stoneman
Josephine Crowell Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aitken Dr. Cameron
George Andre Beranger Wade Cameron
Maxfield Stanley Duke Cameron
Jennie Lee Mammy
Donald Crisp Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Howard Gaye Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam De Grasse Sen. Sumner (uncredited)
Raoul Walsh John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette Union soldier (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln Blacksmith (uncredited)
Olga Grey Laura Keene (uncredited)
William De Vaull Nelse (uncredited)
Tom Wilson Stoneman's servant (uncredited)
Violet Wilkey Flora as a child (uncredited)
Alberta Lee Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)
D.W. Griffith Director
Thomas F. Dixon Writer (Novel)
Thomas F. Dixon Writer (Play)
D.W. Griffith Writer
Frank E. Woods Writer
Thomas F. Dixon Writer
D.W. Griffith Producer
G.W. Bitzer Cinematography
D.W. Griffith Film Editing
Joseph Henabery Film Editing
James Smith Film Editing
Rose Smith Film Editing
Raoul Walsh Film Editing
Joseph Carl Breil Original Music
D.W. Griffith Original Music
Edvard Grieg Non-Original Music
Richard Wagner Non-Original Music
Joseph Henabery Assistant Director
Raoul Walsh Assistant Director
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