USA,
1915, 190 min
(Special edition: 125 min)
Directed by:
D.W. GriffithScreenplay:
D.W. GriffithCinematography:
G.W. BitzerCast:
Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Ralph Lewis, George Siegmann, Walter Long, Robert Harron, Wallace Reid, Joseph Henabery (more)Plots(1)
Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Soundtracks
The Birth of a Nation
Label: Label X
Year: 1995
Country: Australia
Format: CD
Length: 56:02
Tracklist
| 1. | Bringing The African To America / The Abolitionists / Austin Stoneman / Elsie Stoneman | Joseph Carl Breil | 04:00 |
| 2. | The Old South | Joseph Carl Breil | 00:54 |
| 3. | In The Southland | Joseph Carl Breil | 03:30 |
| 4. | Boys At Play | Joseph Carl Breil | 01:22 |
| 5. | Cotton Fields (In The Gloaming) / Love Strain | Joseph Carl Breil | 03:05 |
| 6. | Stoneman Library / Lydia Brown | Joseph Carl Breil | 03:30 |
| 7. | Flag Of The Confederacy (Bonnie Blue Flag) | Joseph Carl Breil | 00:57 |
| 8. | Day Break / The Cameron Family | Joseph Carl Breil | 01:55 |
| 9. | 2 1/2 Years Later / Flora Cameron | Joseph Carl Breil | 02:12 |
| 10. | The Battle Between The States | Joseph Carl Breil | 09:08 |
| 11. | Lincoln's Assassination | Joseph Carl Breil | 03:05 |
| 12. | Starting The Ferment | Joseph Carl Breil | 06:20 |
| 13. | Rhapsodies Of Love | Joseph Carl Breil | 02:57 |
| 14. | Election Day / Aftermath | Joseph Carl Breil | 04:32 |
| 15. | Riot In Master's Hall / The Grim Reaping Begins | Joseph Carl Breil | 05:40 |
| 16. | Ride Of THe Klansmen & Triumph | Joseph Carl Breil | 02:55 |