The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and based on the novel and play The Clansman, both by Thomas Dixon, Jr. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay (with Frank E. Woods), and co-produced the film (with Harry Aitken). It was released on February 8, 1915. The film was originally presented in two parts, separated by an intermission.
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Cast:
- Spottiswoode Aitken
- Mary Alden
- George Beranger
- Monte Blue
- Bobby Burns
- David Butler
- Peggy Cartwright
- Elmer Clifton
- Miriam Cooper
- Donald Crisp
- Josephine Crowell
- William P. DeVaull
- Sam De Grasse
- John Ford
- Howard Gaye
- Lillian Gish
- Gibson Gowland
- Olga Grey
- Robert Harron
- Joseph Henabery
- Russell Hicks
- Jennie Lee
- Ralph Lewis
- Elmo Lincoln
- Walter Long
- Madame Sul-Te-Wan
- Mae Marsh
- Eugene Pallette
- Vester Pegg
- Wallace Reid
- Alma Rubens
- George Siegmann
- Maxfield Stanley
- Charles Stevens
- Raoul Walsh
- Henry B. Walthall
- Jules White
- Violet Wilkey
- Tom Wilson
- Mary Wynn