The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Film The Birth of a Nation by director D.W. Griffith with cinematographers Billy Bitzer and Joseph Carl Breil, writers D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods, composers D.W. Griffith, Joseph Carl Breil and Jon Mirsalis and editors D.W. Griffith, Joseph Henabery, Rose Smith and Raoul Walsh.
Starring in The Birth of a Nation from 1915 is Lillian Gish, Miriam Cooper, Mae Marsh and Henry B. Walthall, among others.
Details
- Title: The Birth of a Nation
- Year: 1915
- Duration: 195 minutes (3h 15m)
The Birth of a Nation Crew
The main crew of The Birth of a Nation consists of:
- Director: D.W. Griffith
- Cinematographers: Billy Bitzer and Joseph Carl Breil
- Writers: D.W. Griffith and Frank E. Woods
- Composers: D.W. Griffith, Joseph Carl Breil and Jon Mirsalis
- Editors: D.W. Griffith, Joseph Henabery, Rose Smith and Raoul Walsh
The Birth of a Nation Cast
The main cast of The Birth of a Nation consists of Lillian Gish as Elsie Stoneman, Miriam Cooper as Margaret Cameron, Mae Marsh as Flora Cameron and Henry B. Walthall as Col. Ben Cameron.
List of All Cast in The Birth of a Nation
The entire cast of The Birth of a Nation is listed below, in alphabetical order.
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Allan Sears | Klansman |
| Alma Rubens | Belle of 1861 |
| Charles Stevens | Volunteer |
| Dark Cloud | General |
| Donald Crisp | Gen. U.S. Grant |
| Edmund Burns | Klansman |
| Elmer Clifton | Stoneman's Elder Son Phil |
| Elmo Lincoln | Blacksmith |
| Eugene Pallette | Union Soldier |
| Fred Burns | Klansman |
| George Beranger | Wade Cameron |
| George Siegmann | Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch |
| Henry B. Walthall | Col. Ben Cameron |
| Howard Gaye | Gen. Robert E. Lee |
| Jennie Lee | Mammy |
| John Ford | Klansman |
| Joseph Henabery | Abraham Lincoln |
| Josephine Crowell | Mrs. Cameron |
| Jules White | Confederate Soldier |
| Lillian Gish | Elsie Stoneman |
| Madame Sul-Te-Wan | Black Woman |
| Mae Marsh | Flora Cameron |
| Mary Alden | Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia |
| Maxfield Stanley | Duke Cameron |
| Miriam Cooper | Margaret Cameron |
| Monte Blue | |
| Olga Grey | Laura Keene |
| Peggy Cartwright | Young Girl in Cabin |
| Ralph Lewis | Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman |
| Raoul Walsh | John Wilkes Booth |
| Robert Harron | Tod |
| Ronald Reagan | Kid in Sheet |
| Sam De Grasse | Charles Sumner |
| Spottiswoode Aitken | Dr. Cameron |
| Tom Wilson | Stoneman's Servant |
| Walter Long | Gus |
| William De Vaull | Nelse |
| Woodrow Wilson | Gen. Robert E. Lee |
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