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The Birth of a Nation

1915, Movie, 3h 15min

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.

Country: United States

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Critic David Parkinson

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...remains among the most ambitious pictures ever produced

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The Birth of a Nation is a historic epic film that explores the tumultuous years of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. The movie follows the intertwining lives of two families, the abolitionist Stonemans and the Southern Camerons, as they navigate the complexities of war, politics, and racial tension. Against the backdrop of momentous events such as Lincoln's assassination and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, the film portrays the conflicting ideologies and personal struggles that defined this pivotal period in American history. Directed by D.W. Griffith, this groundbreaking silent film revolutionized cinematic storytelling and remains a controversial yet influential classic in the history of cinema.

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