Birth of a Nation (1915)

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NR | 3 hr 7 mins | Historical | Now Playing

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Synopsis:

The story revolves around two families, one Northern, one Southern, and their respective fortunes during the Civil War. Reconstruction is seen as a turning over of sounthern affairs to Blacks, who are deemed "inferior" to the white landlords.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/3/1915

Director	Credit
D W Griffith	Director
Cast	Credit
Lillian Gish
Mae Marsh
Miriam Cooper
Henry B Walthall
Mary Alden
Ralph Lewis
George Siegmann
Walter Long
Robert Harron
Wallace Reid
Joseph Henabery	Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton
Josephine Crowell
Spottiswoode Aitken
George Beranger
Maxfield Stanley
Jennie Lee
Donald Crisp
Howard Gaye
Sam De Grasse
Raoul Walsh	John Wilkes Booth
Eugene Pallette
Elmo Lincoln
Production Companies	Credit
Epoch Producing Corporation	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Castle Hill Productions Inc	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Calexico, California, USA
Writer	Credit
D W Griffith	Screenplay
Thomas Dixon	Source Material (from novel) - from novel and play
Thomas Dixon	Source Material (from novel)
Frank E Woods	Screenplay
Film Camera	Credit
George William Bitzer ('Billy')	Director of Photography
Production Management	Credit
Raoul Walsh	Assistant Director

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