The Birth of a Nation

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Synopsis

An absolute keystone of American movie history, acclaimed for its fantastic spectacle and condemned for its overt racism and ennoblement of the Ku Klux Klan. Protests and even riots accompanied its screenings and battles with censors ensured its notoriety. An inescapable piece of film history.

Movie info:

Release:

1915

Running Time:

124 min

Certificate:

General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children

Availability:

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Genre:

• Drama

Cast:

• Lillian Gish as Elsie Stoneman
• Mae Marsh as Flora Cameron
• Robert Harron as Tod Stoneman

Director:

• D.W. Griffith

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