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The Birth of a Nation

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Synopsis

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 protΓ©gΓ©, Silas Lynch.

Drama, History, War

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Title:
The Birth of a Nation

Latest releases:
Feb. 8, 1915

Country of origin:
United States of America

Duration
193mn

Genres
Drama, History, War

Actors
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper

Source:
Public Domain via Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons)
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