Logo
The Birth of a Nation movie backdrop

The Birth of a Nation

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"

Watch Now On

No watch options available

Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
5.9/10
578 votes
Great
Average
Poor

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$100,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$11.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$10.9M

ROI: +10900%

Budget Recovery11000% of budget
$0|Budget: $100,000|Revenue: $11.0M

Where to Watch The Birth of a Nation

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of America
FlixFlingKanopy, Hoopla, JustWatch TV, FlixHouse, Public Domain Movies, FawesomeFlixFlingFlixFling
United KingdomU
—JustWatch TV——
Canada
FlixFlingJustWatch TVFlixFlingFlixFling
Australia
—JustWatch TV——
India
—JustWatch TV——
Showing top 5 regions • Search to find more

Age Ratings by Country

United KingdomU
FranceTP
CZ15+
GR13
PortugalM/12
Sweden15

Production

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writers

D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods, Thomas F. Dixon Jr., Thomas F. Dixon Jr.

Production Companies

Epoch Film Co.

Cast

Lillian Gish photo

Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Mae Marsh photo

Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron

Henry B. Walthall photo

Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron

Miriam Cooper photo

Miriam Cooper

Margaret Cameron

Mary Alden photo

Mary Alden

Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia

Ralph Lewis photo

Ralph Lewis

Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman

George Siegmann photo

George Siegmann

Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch

Walter Long photo

Walter Long

Gus

Robert Harron photo

Robert Harron

Tod

Wallace Reid photo

Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith

Joseph Henabery photo

Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

Elmer Clifton photo

Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Tags & Keywords

armyku klux klansouthern usasilent filmamerican civil warreconstruction erahistorical epicinspirationalawestruckoptimisticfeel-good

External Links

IMDbWikidata

Frequently Asked Questions

Similar Movies

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
⭐ 7.1

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

Movie1916
The Age of the Earth
⭐ 6.2

The Age of the Earth

Movie1980
The Temptation of St. Tony
⭐ 6.9

The Temptation of St. Tony

Movie2009
The Champion
⭐ 6.5

The Champion

Movie1915
Sunnyside
⭐ 6.5

Sunnyside

Movie1919
Orphans of the Storm
⭐ 6.8

Orphans of the Storm

Movie1921
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
⭐ 6.2

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

Movie1912
Alice in Wonderland
⭐ 6.1

Alice in Wonderland

Movie1933
Duelle
⭐ 6.8

Duelle

Movie1976
The Sacrifice
⭐ 5.8

The Sacrifice

Movie2020

Part of Collection

The Life of a Nation Collection

This movie is part of a collection. Explore other films in the series.

Data on this page is provided by JustWatch, Wikidata, Wikipedia, IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDB API.