The Birth of a Nation

"The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!"

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5.9/10

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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 Free, 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 Free	Amazon Video	Amazon Video
CanadaPG	FlixFling, Artiflix	JustWatch TV Free	FlixFling	FlixFling
AustraliaPG	Artiflix	JustWatch TV Free	—	—
IndiaU	Artiflix	JustWatch TV Beta	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomU

CanadaPG

AustraliaPG

Germany0

FranceTP

IndiaU

JapanG

+14 more countries

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

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

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