The Birth of a Nation (1915) |
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| Director(s) | D.W. Griffith |
| Producer(s) | D.W. Griffith, H.E. Aitken (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Epic, Historical, Romance, Silent Films, War |
| Top Topics | Brothers, Civil War, Old South |
Featured Cast of The Birth of a Nation See More »
Lillian Gish
(as Elsie Stoneman)
Mae Marsh
(as Flora Cameron)
Henry B. Walthall
(as Col. Ben Cameron)
Mary Alden
(as Lydia Brown)
George Siegmann
(as Silas Lynch)
Walter Long
(as Gus / Scalawag lieuten...)
Robert Harron
(as Tod Stoneman)
Wallace Reid
(as Jeff the Blacksmith)
The Birth of a Nation Overview:
The Birth of a Nation (1915) was a Drama - Historical Film directed by D.W. Griffith and produced by D.W. Griffith and H.E. Aitken.
The Birth of a Nation was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992.
The Birth of a Nation BlogHub Articles:
Classic Films in Focus: THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
D.W. Griffith's silent Civil War epic is one of those films that every serious student of film probably needs to sit through at some point, but for the modern viewer The Birth of a Nation (1915) is a very hard pill to swallow. Lauded by film critics who praise its technique while deploring its polit... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
D.W. Griffith's silent Civil War epic is one of those films that every serious student of film probably feels obligated to sit through at some point, but for the modern viewer The Birth of a Nation (1915) is a very hard pill to swallow. Lauded by film critics who praise its technique while deploring... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
D.W. Griffith's silent Civil War epic is one of those films that every serious student of film probably feels obligated to sit through at some point, but for the modern viewer The Birth of a Nation (1915) is a very hard pill to swallow. Lauded by film critics who praise its technique while deploring... Read full article
10 Things About The Birth of a Nation
If you’re going to love silent cinema or if you’re going to make a study of the early development of movies, you’re gonna have to butt heads with D.W. Griffith. And you’re going to have to come to some kind of truce with The Birth of a Nation. We all know the problems with th... Read full article
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation (1915) There is no question about the influence director D.W. Griffith has had on the art of filmmaking. He invented techniques that we take for granted today. And what he did not invent himself, he certainly perfected. Unfortunately, his genius was tarnished by the racist to... Read full article
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The Birth of a Nation Quotes:
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Flora Cameron: big Sis