Synopsis
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 protΓ©gΓ©, Silas Lynch.
Original title The Birth of a Nation
IMDb Rating 6.3 23,536 votes
TMDb Rating 6.1 358 votes
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Stoneman's Daughter Elsie
Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia
Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman
Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch