The Birth of a Nation

1915 PG 3h 13m 6.1

The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.

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 in 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.

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Info about The Birth of a Nation

Studio(s): Epoch Film Co.

Originally Released: Feb 08, 1915

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $11,000,000.00

Budget: $110,000.00

Genres: Drama, War, History

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