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- Nate ParkerNat Turner
- Armie HammerSamuel Turner
- Mark Boone JuniorReverend Zalthall
- Colman DomingoHark
- Aunjanue Ellis-TaylorNancy Turner
- Dwight HenryIsaac Turner
- Aja Naomi KingCherry
- Esther ScottBridget Turner
- Roger Guenveur SmithIsaiah
- Gabrielle UnionEsther
- Penelope Ann MillerElizabeth Turner
- Jackie Earle HaleyRaymond Cobb
The Birth of a Nation, originally called The Clansman, is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr. 's 1905 novel and play The Clansman .
- $100,000+
- Joseph Carl Breil
- February 8, 1915
- D. W. Griffith, Harry Aitken
Lillian Gish and Henry B. Walthall in The Birth of a Nation (1915), directed by D.W. Griffith. 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.
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
The Birth of a Nation (2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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
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The film stars Parker as Turner, with Armie Hammer, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott, Roger Guenveur Smith, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller, and Jackie Earle Haley in supporting roles.
Colonel Ben Cameron. Played by Henry Walthall. The noble savior of the South, proud founder of the Ku Klux Klan, and protagonist of the film. A genteel, intelligent family man, Ben, “the Little Colonel,” rises to great achievement when blacks threaten the honor of the South. His character has the greatest emotional range.