Lillian Gish
Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
1915•3h 15m•Released•EN
The Birth of a Nation
“The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!”
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.
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The Swinging Light
Movie Details
Release Date
March 8, 1915
Runtime
3h 15m
Rating
5.9 / 10
Votes
617
Budget
$100,000
Revenue
$100,000,000
Status
Released
Popularity
4.4
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Cast
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Mae Marsh
Flora Cameron
Henry B. Walthall
Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
Margaret Cameron
Mary Alden
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Ralph Lewis
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
George Siegmann
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch
Walter Long
Gus
Robert Harron
Tod
Wallace Reid
Jeff, the Blacksmith
Joseph Henabery
Abraham Lincoln
Elmer Clifton
Stoneman's Elder Son Phil
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