The Birth of a Nation

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"

Watch Now On

No watch options available

Ratings & Reviews

5.9/10

615 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$100,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$100.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$99.9M

ROI: +99900%

Budget Recovery100000% of budget

$0|Budget: $100,000|Revenue: $100.0M

Where to Watch The Birth of a Nation

Available in 139 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	FlixFling, Artiflix	JustWatch TV, Kanopy, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Public Domain Movies, Fawesome	Amazon Video, FlixFling	Amazon Video, FlixFling
United KingdomU	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix	JustWatch TV	Amazon Video	Amazon Video
Canada	FlixFling, Artiflix	JustWatch TV	FlixFling	FlixFling
Australia	Artiflix	JustWatch TV	Amazon Video	Amazon Video
India	Artiflix	JustWatch TV	—	—

Showing top 5 regions • Search to find more

Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomU

FranceTP

CZ15+

GR13

PortugalM/12

Sweden15

Production

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writers

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

Production Companies

Epoch Film Co.D.W. Griffith ProductionsEpoch Productions

Cast

Lillian Gish

Stoneman's Daughter Elsie

Mae Marsh

Flora Cameron

Henry B. Walthall

Col. Ben Cameron

Miriam Cooper

Margaret 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

Robert Harron

Tod

Wallace Reid

Jeff, the Blacksmith

Joseph Henabery

Abraham Lincoln

Elmer Clifton

Stoneman's Elder Son Phil

Tags & Keywords

armyku klux klansouthern usaconspiracy theoryracismperiod dramasilent filmamerican civil war19th centuryabolitionistreconstruction erahistorical epicindependent film

External Links

IMDb Wikidata

Frequently Asked Questions

Similar Movies

⭐ 7.4

Part of Collection

The Life of a Nation Collection

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

Watch Now On

Ratings & Reviews

Box Office Performance

Age Ratings by Country

Production

Director

Writers

Production Companies

Cast

Tags & Keywords

External Links

Frequently Asked Questions

Similar Movies

The Best of Enemies

Devotion

Gettysburg

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin

The Scarlet and the Black

The Monuments Men

Breaker Morant

The Boy in the Woods

A Call to Spy

Exodus

Part of Collection

The Life of a Nation Collection