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TrailerThe Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.Actors: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Ralph Lewis, George Siegmann, Walter Long, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Joseph Henabery, ...»Director: D.W. GriffithCountry: United StatesDuration: 195 minQuality: HDRelease: 1915IMDb: 6.1Rating(2) Voted0 CommentsSort By- Newest
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Actors of "The Birth of a Nation"
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Characters of "The Birth of a Nation"
Flora CameronPlayed by: Mae Marsh
Col. Ben CameronPlayed by: Henry B. Walthall
Margaret CameronPlayed by: Miriam Cooper
Rep. Thaddeus StevensPlayed by: Ralph Lewis
Silas LynchPlayed by: George Siegmann
GusPlayed by: Walter Long
Abraham LincolnPlayed by: Joseph Henabery
Mrs. CameronPlayed by: Josephine Crowell
Dr. CameronPlayed by: Spottiswoode Aitken
Wade CameronPlayed by: George Beranger
Duke CameronPlayed by: Maxfield Stanley
MammyPlayed by: Jennie Lee
Ulysses S. GrantPlayed by: Donald Crisp
Gen. Robert E. LeePlayed by: Howard Gaye -
Directors of "The Birth of a Nation"
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Creators of "The Birth of a Nation"
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Critic Reviews of "The Birth of a Nation"
New YorkerAugust 19, 2013Problematically, Birth of a Nation wasn't just a seminal commercial spectacle but also a decisively original work of art -- in effect, the founding work of cinematic realism, albeit a work that was developed to pass lies off as reality.
VarietyFebruary 06, 2008Birth of a Nation is a great epoch in picture making; it's great for pictures and it's great for the name and fame of David Wark Griffith. When a man like Griffith in a new field can do what he has done, he may as well be hailed while he is living.
Chicago ReaderFebruary 06, 2008Griffith's later films are unquestionably superior. But here, in a very real sense, is where the movies began, both as an art and as a business.
New York TimesMarch 25, 2006The civil war battle pictures, taken in panorama, represent enormous effort and achieve a striking degree of success.
Time OutFebruary 09, 2006The biggest challenge the film provided for its audiences is perhaps to decide when 'ground-breaking, dedicated, serious cinematic art' must be reviled as politically reprehensible.
Chicago Sun-TimesApril 20, 2003It is an unavoidable fact of American movie history, and must be dealt with.
Common Sense MediaSeptember 21, 2014D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation is as much a part of film history as the Civil War is a part of American history.
GuardianAugust 19, 2013The quasi-Victorian Griffith was in so many respects way ahead of his time even if his philosophy and mind-set could often be said to be behind it.
Total FilmAugust 19, 2013A towering milestone in the history of cinema. Asentimentalised, reactionary slab of racism. Can a film be both? In the case of D.W. Griffith's silent-era classic The Birth Of A Nation, unfortunately it can.
Empire MagazineAugust 19, 2013The Birth of a Nation has become a staple of any film studies course, for its excellent performances, thrilling action sequences and epic landscapes. However it's subject matter is much more controversial now.
Film4August 19, 2013This is an impressive spectacle, rightfully lauded for its myriad innovations. But the sentiments it expresses are pretty damn ugly.
Radio TimesAugust 19, 2013It's hard to applaud a film where the Ku Klux Klan rides triumphantly to the rescue, and this, alas, undoes all the sterling work put in earlier and the wonderful performances from Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B Walthall and especially Robert Harron.
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