Birth of a Nation

1915, Directed by D.W. Griffith
(IMDB Link ) IMDB Summary: The Civil War divides friends and destroys families, but that's nothing compared to the anarchy in the black-ruled South after the war.
*Lillian Gish - Elsie (Stoneman's Daughter)
*Mae Marsh - Flora Cameron - The Pet Sister
*Henry B. Walthall  - Col. Ben Cameron (as Henry Walthall)
*Miriam Cooper - Margaret Cameron (Elder Sister)
*Mary Alden - Lydia (Stoneman's Mulatto Housekeeper)
*Ralph Lewis - Hon. Austin Stoneman (Leader of the House)
*George Siegmann - Silas Lynch (Mulatto Lieut. Governor)
*Walter Long - Gus (A Renegade Negro)
*Robert Harron - Tod (Stoneman's Younger Son)
*Wallace Reid - Jeff (The Blacksmith) (as Wallace Reed)
*Joseph Henabery - Abraham Lincoln (as Jos. Henabery)
*Elmer Clifton - Phil (Stoneman's Elder Son)
*Josephine Crowell - Mrs. Cameron
*Spottiswoode Aitken - Dr. Cameron
*George Beranger - Wade Cameron (Second Son) (as J.A. Beringer)
*Maxfield Stanley - Duke Cameron (Youngest Son)
*Jennie Lee - Mammy (The Faithful Servant)
*Donald Crisp - Gen. U.S. Grant
*Howard Gaye  - Gen. Robert E. Lee
*Monte Blue - Minor Role (uncredited)
*Harry Braham - Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited)
*Bob Burns - Klan Leader (uncredited)
*Edmund Burns - Klansman (uncredited)
*Edward Burns - Klansman (uncredited)
*Fred Burns - Klansman (uncredited)
*David Butler - Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
*Peggy Cartwright - Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited)
*William E. Cassidy - Minor Role (uncredited)
*Dark Cloud - General (uncredited)
*Lenore Cooper - Elsie's Maid (uncredited)
*Sam De Grasse - Sen. Charles Sumner (uncredited)
*William De Vaull - Nelse (uncredited)
*Charles Eagle Eye - Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited)
*John Ford - Klansman on Horse Holding Up Hood with Hand (uncredited)
*Alberta Franklin - Minor Role (uncredited)
*William Freeman - Jake (Sentry at Hospital) (uncredited)
*Gibson Gowland - Minor Role (uncredited)
*Olga Grey - Laura Keene (uncredited)
*D.W. Griffith - Himself (1931 reissue version) (uncredited)
*Fred Hamer - Minor Role (uncredited)
*Russell Hicks - Minor Role (uncredited)
*Walter Huston - Himself (1931 reissue version) (uncredited)
*Charles King - Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
*Alberta Lee - Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited)
*Elmo Lincoln - Blacksmith (uncredited)
*Betty Marsh - Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited)
*Donna Montran - Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
*Eugene Pallette - Union Soldier (uncredited)
*Vester Pegg - Minor Role (uncredited)
*Alma Rubens - Belle of 1861 (uncredited)
*Allan Sears - Klansman (uncredited)
*Charles Stevens - Volunteer (uncredited)
*Madame Sul-Te-Wan - Black Woman (Dr. Cameron's Taunter) (uncredited)
*Erich von Stroheim - Minor Role (uncredited)
*George Walsh - Minor Role (uncredited)
*Raoul Walsh - John Wilkes Booth (uncredited)
*Jules White - Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
*Violet Wilkey - Flora Cameron as a Child (uncredited)
*Tom Wilson - Stoneman's Servant (uncredited)
*Mary Wynn - Minor Role (uncredited)
Category:1915
Category:Civil War
Category:Racism
Category:Classics
Category:US History
Category:Silent
Category:The South