Nascita di una nazione (1915)
Il sudista Ben Cameron, dopo la vittoria del Nord, fonda il Ku Klux Klan come autodifesa dei bianchi di fronte all'arroganza dei neri. Lo colpisce la tragedia del suicidio della sorella, violentata da un uomo di colore. Grazie a lui, i bianchi riprendono il controllo della situazione, dopodiché Ben potrà sposare l'amata Elsie, appartenente a una famiglia che si era schierata dalla parte dei nordisti. Sorpassato e reazionario nei contenuti, ma opera fondamentale nella storia del cinema: il linguaggio cinematografico dimostra qui di avere raggiunto piena maturità espressiva e Griffith si conquista di diritto il primato tra i padri della nuova arte.
Direttore:
D.W. Griffith
Scrittore:
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 |
| Writing | Frank E. Woods | Screenplay |
| Production | H.E. Aitken | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Joseph Carl Breil | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jon Mirsalis | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Joseph Henabery | Editor |
| Editing | James Smith | Editor |
| Editing | Rose Smith | Editor |
| Editing | Raoul Walsh | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Goldstein | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clare West | Costume Design |
| Crew | Walter Hoffman | Special Effects |
| Writing | D.W. Griffith | Writer |
| Production | D.W. Griffith | Producer |
| Sound | D.W. Griffith | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | D.W. Griffith | Editor |
| Writing | Thomas F. Dixon Jr. | Novel |
| Writing | Thomas F. Dixon Jr. | Adaptation |
| Sound | Joseph Carl Breil | Music |
| Directing | Monte Blue | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Christy Cabanne | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Elmer Clifton | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jack Conway | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Donald Crisp | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Allan Dwan | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Howard Gaye | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fred Hamer | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Harron | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joseph Henabery | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Thomas E. O'Brien | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Herbert Sutch | Assistant Director |
| Directing | W.S. Van Dyke | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Erich von Stroheim | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Baron von Winther | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Raoul Walsh | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Henry B. Walthall | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom Wilson | Assistant Director |
| Art | Ralph M. DeLacy | Property Master |
| Crew | Shorty English | Carpenter |
| Art | Cash Shockey | Painter |
| Art | Frank Wortman | Set Designer |
| Art | Hal Sullivan | Assistant Property Master |
| Visual Effects | Walter Hoffman | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Fireworks Wilson | Special Effects |
| Crew | Monte Blue | Stunts |
| Crew | Charles Eagle Eye | Stunts |
| Crew | Leo Nomis | Stunts |
| Camera | Karl Brown | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Karl Malkames | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Carli Elinor | Conductor |
| Sound | Joseph Nurnberger | Music |
| Crew | D.W. Griffith | Presenter |
| Crew | Jim Kidd | Security |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Writing | Thomas F. Dixon Jr. | Original Film Writer |
