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1. www.britannica.com › topic › The-Birth-of-a-NationThe Birth of a Nation | Cast, Plot, Summary, & Facts | Britannica

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   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.

2. www.sparknotes.com › film › birthofanationBirth of a Nation: Plot Overview | SparkNotes

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   Summary. Plot Overview. Characters. Character List. Colonel Ben Cameron. Elsie Stoneman. Flora Cameron. The Honorable Austin Stoneman. Silas Lynch. Literary Devices. Directing: The “Language” of the Cinema. Protesting The Birth of a Nation. Acting: An “Actor’s Director” Themes. Motifs. Symbols. Key Facts. Quotes. Important Intertitles Explained.

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   Who starred in the birth of a nation?

   • 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.

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   What is the plot of the birth of a nation?

   • The plot of The Birth of a Nation revolves around two families living on either side of the Mason-Dixon Line who become friends when their sons board together at school. The Stonemans, the Northern family, live in Washington, D.C., and own a rural getaway in Pennsylvania.

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   Is the birth of a nation based on a true story?

   • Scene from The Birth of a Nation (1915), directed by D.W. Griffith. Based on the novel The Clansman (1905) by Thomas Dixon, the two-part epic traces the impact of the Civil War on two families: the Stonemans of the North and the Camerons of the South, each on separate sides of the conflict.

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   • 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.

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   Plot. Cast. Production. Release. Social impact. Contemporary reception. Modern reception. Legacy. See also. References. External links. The Birth of a Nation (full film) The Birth of a Nation, originally called The Clansman, [5] is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish.

   • Budget: $100,000+
   • Music by: Joseph Carl Breil

   • Release date: February 8, 1915
   • Produced by: D. W. Griffith, Harry Aitken

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   Summaries. 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.

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7. www.sparknotes.com › film › birthofanationBirth of a Nation: Character List | SparkNotes

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   Key Facts. Quotes. Important Intertitles Explained. Further Study. Context. Book. Quiz. Suggestions for Further Reading. Character List. Next. 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.

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   Cast See All. Ben "The Little Colonel" Cameron (Henry B. Walthall) Elsie Stoneman (Lilian Gish) Phil Stoneman (Elmer Clifton) Austin Stoneman (Ralph Lewis) Silas Lynch (George Siegmann) Dr. and Mrs. Cameron (Spottiswoode Aitken and Josephine Crowell) Flora Cameron (Mae Marsh) Margaret Cameron (Miriam Cooper) Abraham Lincoln (Joseph Henabery ...

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   Lillian Gish. Stoneman's Daughter Elsie. Miriam Cooper. Margaret Cameron. Mae Marsh. Flora Cameron. Mary Alden. Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia. Ralph Lewis. Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman. George Siegmann. Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch. Walter Long. Gus. Joseph Henabery. Abraham Lincoln. Wallace Reid. Jeff, the Blacksmith. Elmer Clifton.