Summary
A sequel to DW Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, by the same author, and now lost. It is considered the first film sequel ever made and recounts a fictional invasion of America by a united army from Europe.
Details
Release Date: June 6, 1916
Runtime: 75 minutes
Genres: Drama
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 10.0/10 (1 votes)
The Life of a Nation Collection
The Birth of a Nation
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 Fall of a Nation
A sequel to DW Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, by the same author, and now lost. It is considered the first film sequel ever made and recounts a fictional invasion of America by a united army from Europe.
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Cast
Lorraine Huling
Virginia Holland
Arthur Shirley
John Vassar
Clarence Geldart
Gen. Arnold (as C.H. Geldart)
Leila Frost
Mae Giraci
Paul Willis
Billy