Birth of a Nation - Geburt einer Nation (1915)
Während des amerikanischen Sezessionskriegs stehen sich zwei eigentlich befreundete Familien als Feinde gegenüber - die Stonemans aus dem städtischen Norden und die Camerons aus dem ländlichen Süden. Nach Kriegsende gewinnen die Schwarzen bei den Abgeordnetenwahlen in den Südstaaten und beginnen, ihre Herrschaft in den Staaten mit Unterstützung der Yankees zu errichten, während die Camerons den Ku-Klux-Klan aufbauen.
Der Regisseur:
D.W. Griffith
Der Autor:
Frank E. Woods
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Lillian Gish as Stoneman's Daughter Elsie |
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Mae Marsh as Flora Cameron |
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Henry B. Walthall as Col. Ben Cameron |
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Miriam Cooper as Margaret Cameron |
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Mary Alden as Stoneman's Housekeeper Lydia |
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Ralph Lewis as Leader of the House Hon. Austin Stoneman |
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George Siegmann as Lieut. Governor Silas Lynch |
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Walter Long as Gus |
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Robert Harron as Tod |
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Wallace Reid as Jeff, the Blacksmith |
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Joseph Henabery as Abraham Lincoln |
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Elmer Clifton as Stoneman's Elder Son Phil |
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Josephine Crowell as Mrs. Cameron |
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Spottiswoode Aitken as Dr. Cameron |
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George Beranger as Wade Cameron |
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Maxfield Stanley as Duke Cameron |
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Jennie Lee as Mammy |
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Donald Crisp as Gen. U.S. Grant |
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Howard Gaye as Gen. Robert E. Lee |
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Sam De Grasse as Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited) |
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William De Vaull as Nelse (uncredited) |
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Willam Freeman as Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited) |
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Tom Wilson as Stoneman's Servant (uncredited) |
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Fred Burns as Klansman (uncredited) |
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Allan Sears as Klansman (uncredited) |
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Elmo Lincoln as Blacksmith (uncredited) |
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Black Woman (uncredited) |
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Raoul Walsh as John Wilkes Booth (uncredited) |
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Monte Blue as (uncredited) |
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Harry Braham as Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited) |
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Bob Burns as Klan Leader (uncredited) |
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Edmund Burns as Klansman (uncredited) |
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Edward Burns as Klansman (uncredited) |
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Peggy Cartwright as Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited) |
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Dark Cloud as General (uncredited) |
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Leonore Cooper as Elsie's Maid (uncredited) |
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Charles Eagle Eye as Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited) |
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John Ford as Klansman (uncredited) |
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Olga Grey as Laura Keene (uncredited) |
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Alberta Lee as Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited) |
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Betty Marsh as Child with Dr. Cameron (uncredited) |
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Donna Montran as Belle of 1861 (uncredited) |
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Eugene Pallette as Union Soldier (uncredited) |
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Alma Rubens as Belle of 1861 (uncredited) |
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Charles Stevens as Volunteer (uncredited) |
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Jules White as Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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Violet Wilkey as Young Flora Cameron (uncredited) |
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David Butler as Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited) |
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Mary Wynn as |
| Production | D.W. Griffith | Producer |
| Sound | Jon Mirsalis | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clare West | Costume Design |
| Editing | Raoul Walsh | Editor |
| Writing | D.W. Griffith | Writer |
| Camera | Joseph Carl Breil | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Joseph Henabery | Editor |
| Editing | D.W. Griffith | Editor |
| Editing | James Smith | Editor |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Rose Smith | Editor |
| Writing | Frank E. Woods | Screenplay |
| Crew | Walter Hoffman | Special Effects |
| Sound | D.W. Griffith | Original Music Composer |
| Production | H.E. Aitken | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Goldstein | Costume Design |
| Directing | Donald Crisp | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Charles Eagle Eye | Stunts |
| Crew | D.W. Griffith | Presenter |
| Directing | Howard Gaye | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joseph Henabery | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Karl Malkames | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Joseph Nurnberger | Music |
| Camera | Karl Brown | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Fred Hamer | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Harron | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom Wilson | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Raoul Walsh | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Shorty English | Carpenter |
| Sound | Joseph Carl Breil | Music |
| Directing | Jack Conway | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Walter Hoffman | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Jim Kidd | Security |
| Directing | Allan Dwan | Assistant Director |
| Art | Hal Sullivan | Assistant Property Master |
| Crew | Monte Blue | Stunts |
| Directing | Elmer Clifton | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Thomas E. O'Brien | Assistant Director |
| Directing | W.S. Van Dyke | Assistant Director |
| Art | Cash Shockey | Painter |
| Art | Frank Wortman | Set Designer |
| Directing | Herbert Sutch | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Erich von Stroheim | Assistant Director |
| Art | Ralph M. DeLacy | Property Master |
| Directing | Christy Cabanne | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Fireworks Wilson | Special Effects |
| Sound | Carli Elinor | Conductor |
| Writing | Thomas F. Dixon Jr. | Novel |
| Crew | Leo Nomis | Stunts |
| Writing | Thomas F. Dixon Jr. | Adaptation |
| Directing | Monte Blue | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Baron von Winther | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Henry B. Walthall | Assistant Director |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Writing | Thomas F. Dixon Jr. | Original Film Writer |
