The Birth of a Nation

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"

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Ratings & Reviews

6.0/10

594 votes

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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

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Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

127.7K

Daily Avg

2.1K

7-Day Trend

-3%

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Based On

The Clansman

literary work

Characters

Robert E. Lee

John Wilkes Booth

Laura Keene

Abraham Lincoln

Ulysses S. Grant

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Billy Bitzer

Film Editing

D. W. Griffith

Music / Score

Joseph Carl Breil

Production Design

D. W. Griffith

Production Companies

David W. Griffith Corp.

Distributors

NetflixD. W. Griffith

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

4:3

Format

theatrical release

Where to Watch The Birth of a Nation

Available in 138 countries

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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 usaracismsilent filmamerican civil warreconstruction erahistorical epicinspirationalawestruckoptimisticfeel-good

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