The Birth of a Nation (1915) Full Cast & Crew

Ratings

6.7

100%

Financials

Revenue: $11,000,000

Budget: $100,000

Profit: + $10,900,000

Movie Details

Tag Line: The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

Status: Released

Average Rating: 6

Release Date: Feb 8, 1915

Rating:

Run Time: 3h 13m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Epoch Film Co.

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Main Cast

Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron

Age : 58 | Popularity : 7%

Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Age : 99 | Popularity : 8%

Miriam Cooper

Margaret Cameron

Age : 84 | Popularity : 5%

Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron

Age : 73 | Popularity : 8%

Mary Alden

Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Age : 63 | Popularity : 3%

Ralph Lewis

Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

Age : 65 | Popularity : 4%

George Siegmann

Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

Age : 46 | Popularity : 3%

Walter Long

Gus

Age : 73 | Popularity : 5%

Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith

Age : 31 | Popularity : 3%

Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Age : 59 | Popularity : 3%

Josephine Crowell

Mrs. Cameron

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Spottiswoode Aitken

Dr. Cameron

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

George Beranger

Wade Cameron

Age : 79 | Popularity : 4%

Maxfield Stanley

Duke Cameron

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jennie Lee

Mammy

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Donald Crisp

Gen. U.S. Grant

Age : 91 | Popularity : 11%

Woodrow Wilson

Gen. Robert E. Lee

Age : 67 | Popularity : 3%

Sam De Grasse

Charles Sumner

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

William De Vaull

Nelse

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Willam Freeman

Jake / Sentry at Hospital

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tom Wilson

Stoneman's Servant

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Fred Burns

Klansman

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Allan Sears

Klansman

Age : 55 | Popularity : 3%

Elmo Lincoln

Blacksmith

Age : 63 | Popularity : 3%

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Black Woman

Age : 85 | Popularity : 4%

Raoul Walsh

John Wilkes Booth

Age : 93 | Popularity : 4%

Robert Harron

Tod

Age : 27 | Popularity : 5%

Monte Blue

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Harry Braham

Cameron's Male Servant

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Bob Burns

Klan Leader

Age : 72 | Popularity : 4%

Edmund Burns

Klansman

Age : 87 | Popularity : 7%

Edward Burns

Klansman

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Peggy Cartwright

Young Girl in Cabin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Dark Cloud

General

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Leonore Cooper

Elsie's Maid

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Charles Eagle Eye

Man Who Falls from Roof

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

John Ford

Klansman

Age : 79 | Popularity : 14%

Olga Grey

Laura Keene

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alberta Lee

Mrs. Lincoln

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Betty Marsh

Child with Dr. Cameron

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Donna Montran

Belle of 1861

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Eugene Pallette

Union Soldier

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Alma Rubens

Belle of 1861

Age : 33 | Popularity : 4%

Charles Stevens

Volunteer

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Jules White

Confederate Soldier

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Violet Wilkey

Young Flora Cameron

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

David Butler

Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier

Age : 84 | Popularity : 11%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Assistant Director	Erich von Stroheim Joseph Henabery Raoul Walsh Henry B. Walthall Elmer Clifton Donald Crisp Howard Gaye Robert Harron W.S. Van Dyke Jack Conway Allan Dwan Monte Blue Christy Cabanne Tom Wilson Herbert Sutch Fred Hamer Thomas E. O'Brien Baron von Winther
	Director	D.W. Griffith
Writing	Novel	Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
	Adaptation	Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
	Screenplay	Frank E. Woods
	Writer	D.W. Griffith
Production	Executive Producer	H.E. Aitken
	Producer	D.W. Griffith
Camera	Director of Photography	Joseph Carl Breil Billy Bitzer
	Camera Operator	Karl Brown
Sound	Music	Joseph Carl Breil Joseph Nurnberger
	Original Music Composer	Jon Mirsalis D.W. Griffith
	Conductor	Carli Elinor
Editing	Editor	Joseph Henabery James Smith Rose Smith Raoul Walsh D.W. Griffith
	Negative Cutter	Karl Malkames
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Robert Goldstein Clare West
Crew	Special Effects	Walter Hoffman Fireworks Wilson
	Presenter	D.W. Griffith
	Stunts	Monte Blue Leo Nomis Charles Eagle Eye
	Carpenter	Shorty English
	Security	Jim Kidd
Visual Effects	Special Effects Supervisor	Walter Hoffman
Art	Property Master	Ralph M. DeLacy
	Set Designer	Frank Wortman
	Assistant Property Master	Hal Sullivan
	Painter	Cash Shockey
Department	Role	Name