The Birth of a Nation [618] Released: 1915-02-08 Revenue: $11,000,000 Budget: $100,000 Profit: $10,900,000 Runtime: 195 mins Popularity: 4.4737 Vote Average: 6 Vote Count: 552 Overview: 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. Cast [48] Lillian GishStoneman's Daugh Mae MarshFlora Cameron Henry B. WalthallCol. Ben Cameron Miriam CooperMargaret Cameron Mary AldenStoneman's House Ralph LewisLeader of the Ho George SiegmannLieut. Governor Walter LongGus Robert HarronTod Wallace ReidJeff, the Blacks Joseph HenaberyAbraham Lincoln Elmer CliftonStoneman's Elder Josephine CrowellMrs. Cameron Spottiswoode AitkenDr. Cameron George BerangerWade Cameron Maxfield StanleyDuke Cameron Jennie LeeMammy Donald CrispGen. U.S. Grant Howard GayeGen. Robert E. L Sam De GrasseSenator Charles William De VaullNelse Willam FreemanJake / Sentry at Tom WilsonStoneman's Serva Fred BurnsKlansman Allan SearsKlansman Elmo LincolnBlacksmith Madame Sul-Te-WanBlack Woman Raoul WalshJohn Wilkes Boot Monte Blue Harry BrahamCameron's Male S Bob BurnsKlan Leader Edmund BurnsKlansman Edward BurnsKlansman Peggy CartwrightYoung Girl in Ca Dark CloudGeneral Leonore CooperElsie's Maid Charles Eagle EyeMan Who Falls fr John FordKlansman Olga GreyLaura Keene Alberta LeeMrs. Lincoln Betty MarshChild with Dr. C Donna MontranBelle of 1861 Eugene PalletteUnion Soldier Alma RubensBelle of 1861 Charles StevensVolunteer Jules WhiteConfederate Sold Violet WilkeyYoung Flora Came David ButlerNorthern Soldier Trailers The Birth of a Nation (1915) [ 4K Ultra HD ] D.W. Griffith | Lillian Gish | Full Movie Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith - Trailer (1915)