The Birth of a Nation (1915)




Cast and credits


     
Directed by D.W. Griffith
     
Screenplay by Frank E. Woods
D.W. Griffith
     
Cast:
Elsie - Stoneman's DaughterLillian Gish
Flora Cameron - The Pet SisterMae Marsh
Col. Ben CameronHenry B. Walthall
Margaret Cameron - Elder SisterMiriam Cooper
Lydia - Stoneman's Mulatto HousekeeperMary Alden
Hon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the HouseRalph Lewis
Silas Lynch - Mulatto Lieut. GovernorGeorge Siegmann
Gus - A Renegade NegroWalter Long
Tod - Stoneman's Younger SonRobert Harron
Jeff - The BlacksmithWallace Reid
Abraham LincolnJoseph Henabery
Phil - Stoneman's Elder SonElmer Clifton
Mrs. CameronJosephine Crowell
Dr. CameronSpottiswoode Aitken
Wade Cameron - Second SonGeorge Beranger
Gen. U.S. GrantDonald Crisp
Gen. Robert E. LeeHoward Gaye
Minor RoleMonte Blue
KlansmanEdmund Burns
KlansmanFred Burns
Northern Soldier / Confederate SoldierDavid Butler
Sen. Charles SumnerSam De Grasse
Klansman on Horse Holding Up Hood with HandJohn Ford
Minor RoleGibson Gowland
Laura KeeneOlga Grey
Himself (1931 reissue version)D.W. Griffith
Minor RoleRussell Hicks
Himself (1931 reissue version)Walter Huston
BlacksmithElmo Lincoln
Union SoldierEugene Pallette
Belle of 1861Alma Rubens
VolunteerCharles Stevens
Black Woman - Dr. Cameron's TaunterMadame Sul-Te-Wan
Minor RoleGeorge Walsh
John Wilkes BoothRaoul Walsh
Confederate SoldierJules White
Stoneman's ServantTom Wilson
Bessie Love
Klan LeaderBobby Burns
Minor RoleErich von Stroheim
     
Director of photography G.W. Bitzer
Produced by D.W. Griffith
Executive Producer Harry Aitken
Music composed by D.W. Griffith
Edited by Raoul Walsh
Joseph Henabery
D.W. Griffith


Year:1915
Running time: 190 minutes
Country: United States
Language: Silent film