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The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
60

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Here are a few more things worth knowing about the Epoch Film Co. drama flick. The Birth of a Nation starring Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper has a PG rating, a runtime of about 3 hr 15 min. The release date of the movie is March 21st, 1915. The movie received a user score of 60/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 575 engaged users.

Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "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."

'The Birth of a Nation' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on March 21st, 1915
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting November 17th, 1998 - Buy The Birth of a Nation DVD

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