Lillian Gish
Elsie Stoneman
Search results
The Birth of a Nation was the first movie shown in the White House, in the East Room, on February 18, 1915 (An earlier movie, the Italian Cabiria (1914), was shown on the lawn.). It was attended by President Woodrow Wilson, members of his family, and members of his Cabinet. Both Dixon and Griffith were present.
- $100,000+
- Joseph Carl Breil
- February 8, 1915
- D. W. Griffith, Harry Aitken
The Birth of a Nation, landmark silent film starring Lillian Gish, released in 1915, that was the first blockbuster Hollywood hit. It was the longest and most-profitable film then produced and the most artistically advanced film of its day. It secured both the future of feature-length films and the reception of film as a serious medium.
The Birth of a Nation: Directed by D.W. Griffith. With Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper. The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies.
- (26.3K)
- D.W. Griffith
- TV-PG
- Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall
Oct 7, 2016 · The Birth of a Nation: Directed by Nate Parker. With Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley. Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.
- Nate Parker
- 143
- 3 min
English. Budget. $8.5 million [2] Box office. $16.8 million [2] The Birth of a Nation is a 2016 historical drama film written and directed by Nate Parker in his directorial debut. It is based on the story of Nat Turner, the enslaved man who led a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831.
- $16.8 million
- Henry Jackman
- $8.5 million
A classic silent film of 1915 that depicts the rise and fall of the Ku Klux Klan, but also a controversial and racist work that challenges modern viewers. Ebert analyzes the film's historical and artistic significance, its influence on film history and its legacy of racism.
There is a riot and the president is murdered. Ben Cameron forms a group of white men, the Ku Klux Klan, who wants to be superior to blacks. The members of Ku Klux Klan kill a black man who shot a white man to defend him and others. Elsie learns her brother has slain a black man in the rescue of Dr. Cameron.
