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The Birth of a Nation
1915193mDrama, History, War
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.
Year
1915
Runtime
193m
Language
English
Country
United States of America
Also known as
The ClansmanDie Geburt einer NationEn nations fødselEl naixement d'una nacióKansakunnan syntyminenKansojen syntyKu-Klux-KlanKansakunnan syntyAmerika hőskoraEn nasjons fødselNaşterea unei naţiuniIn the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan
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Crew
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
Cast
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