Lillian Gish
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Mar 30, 2003 · Certainly "Birth of a Nation" is a film of great visual beauty and narrative power. It tells the story of the Civil War through the experiences of families from both North and South, shows the flowing of their friendship, shows them made enemies as the nation was divided, and in a battlefield scene has the sons of both families dying almost ...
An incident between a renegade black man named Gus and the Camerons' youngest daughter, Flora Cameron, begins an uprising of the Ku Klux Klan to protect the dwindling white power. The Camerons' support of the Clan threatens Elsie and Ben's relationship until... — Huggo.
Feb 8, 2015 · But The Birth of a Nation, far from falling into oblivion, led to the birth of Hollywood. Instant Praise And Protests Lehr says the film was the Avatar or Star Wars of 1915: It was a...
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. In this silent film, families from the North and the South fight to survive the Civil War and its aftermath. Cast & Crew. Read More. Lillian Gish. Elsie, Stoneman's daughter. Mae Marsh. Flora Cameron, the pet sister. Henry B. Walthall. Col. Ben Cameron. Miriam Cooper.
Summary. "The most successful and artistically advanced film of its time, The Birth of a Nation has also sparked protests, riots, and divisiveness since its first release. The film tells the story of the Civil War and its aftermath, as seen through the eyes of two families. The Stonemans hail from the North, the Camerons from the South.
D.W. Griffith's 1915 Civil War epic, The Birth of a Nation, with its groundbreaking camerawork -- including close-ups, night photography, and tracking shots -- transforms forever the...
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.
