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The Birth Of A Nation

1915, Movie, NR, 190 mins

Year: 1915
Rated NR
Parental Rating: Cautionary; some scenes objectionable
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 190
Format: Black & White
Genre(s): Drama; Historical
Production Co(s).: David W. Griffith Corp.; Epoch Producing Corporation
Also Known As: The Clansman

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Cast
Lillian Gish: Elsie, Stoneman's Daughter
Mae Marsh: Flora Cameron, the Pet Sister
Henry Walthall: Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper: Margaret Cameron, Elder Sister
Mary Alden: Lydia, Stoneman's Mulatto Housekeeper
Ralph Lewis: Hon. Austin Stoneman, Leader of the House
George Seigmann: Silas Lynch, Mulatto Lieut. Governor
Walter Long: Gus, a Renegade Negro
Robert Harron: Tod, Stoneman's Younger Son
Wallace Reid: Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery: Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton: Phil, Stoneman's Elder Son
Josephine Crowell: Mrs. Cameron
Spottiswoode Aiken: Dr. Cameron
Andre Beringer: Wade Cameron, Second Son
Maxfield Stanley: Duke Cameron, Youngest Son
Jennie Lee: Mammy, the Faithful Servant
Donald Crisp: Gen. U.S. Grant
Howard Gaye: Gen. Robert E. Lee
Sam de Grasse: Sen. Charles Sumner
Raoul Walsh: John Wilkes Booth
Elmo Lincoln
Olga Grey
Eugene Pallette
Bessie Love
Jennie Lee
William de Vaull
Tom Wilson

Credits
D.W. Griffith: Director
D.W. Griffith: Writer
Frank Woods: Writer - based on Thomas Dixon's novel and play, The Clansman, with additional material from his The Leopard's Spots
Thomas Dixon: Source
G.W. Bitzer: Cinematographer
Joseph Carl Breil: Music Director - arrangement
D.W. Griffith: Music Director - arrangement
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