The Birth of a Nation
"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
| Release Date | February 8, 1915 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | The Birth of a Nation | |
| Runtime | 3h 15min | |
| Budget | $100,000 | |
| Revenue | $11,000,000 | |
| Language | No Language | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | Epoch Film Co. | |