The Birth of a Nation
1915 · 195 min · Director: D.W. Griffith
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
The Birth of a Nation (1915) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Sadness 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing30%
- Sadness25%
- Anger20%
- Anxiety15%
- Melancholy10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Sadness, Anger. Genres: Drama, History, War. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Sadness and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.
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Cast
Abraham Lincoln
Dr. Cameron
Duke Cameron
Mammy
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Senator Charles Sumner (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Written by
- D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods, Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1915
- Runtime
- 195 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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