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★ 6.0/10 1915 3h 13m DramaHistoryWar

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 Ca…

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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.

Movie details

Release date
1915-03-08
Runtime
3h 13m
Genres
Drama, History, War
Rating
6.0/10 (593 votes)
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods, Thomas F. Dixon Jr.

Cast

Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
George Siegmann
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
Walter Long
Gus
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
Tod
Wallace Reid
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith

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