Only two kinds of people like this movie: Fans of the early days of cinema, and KKK members.

Rating: 3/10 (19 August 2014)

This movie drips almost as much racism than a propaganda film from Nazi- Germany. The book where this film is based of is called "The Clansman: An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan". Everyone hates the KKK, but this movie is mostly known as a cinematic masterpiece, while it is nothing but KKK propaganda.
The movie takes place in the Confederate States during the American civil war, when a family is torn apart during the days of war. The first 15 minutes of the film is the only good part of the film, because it shows the effects of the war on ordinary family's. It even has an scene in which two brothers are in the opposite armies and meet each other on the battlefield and died together.Than came the Union army with his Negro soldiers acting as bandits, while murdering and rapping Innocent woman and children. And than the KKK comes to the rescue to save the South from the tyranny of black people.
Do you see why I did not like this movie. It is straight up KKK propaganda and depicts Afro-Americans as criminals and the KKK as heroes. The Negro's are all played by black-faced white actors. From a technical view is this film impressive with his open fields with hundreds of people in one scene, but the racism is all over the place.
For fans of cinema: It is worth a watch. For KKK members: First, you guys can all go to hell with your white people only campaign. Second, you already have seen the movie. To all others: Skip this movie and watch some Charlie Chaplin films.