The Birth of a Nation
Where: |
South Carolina |
When: |
The 1860s The 1870s |
The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan! — 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. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
Released in 1915 — 193 minutes
Genres: |
Drama History War |
Language: |
No Language |
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