The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith co-wrote the screenplay with Frank E. Woods and produced the film with Harry Aitken. The Birth of a Nation is a landmark of film history, lauded for its technical virtuosity.

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Release date:: 1915
Director:: D. W. Griffith
Cast:: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper, Henry B. Walthall, Ralph Lewis
Genre:: Historical, Drama, Silent
Country:: United States
Language:: English
Year page:: 1915 in adaptations