The Making of 'the Birth of a Nation' - Production & Contact Info

The Making of 'the Birth of a Nation' (1998)

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Video | 24 min | Documentary, Short

A short documentary about the making of D. W. Griffith's controversial 1915 film 'The Birth of a Nation'.

Director

Writer

Russell Merritt (written by)

Producer

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Release date

Nov 17, 1998 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
David Shepard Narrator Narrator See fewer	Monte Cristo (1922)
Miriam Cooper Self / Margaret Cameron (archive footage) Self / Margaret Cameron (archive footage) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Lillian Gish Self / Elsie Stoneman (archive footage) Self / Elsie Stoneman (archive footage) See fewer	The Night of the Hunter (1955)
D.W. Griffith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Joseph Henabery Self / Lincoln (archive footage) Self / Lincoln (archive footage) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Ralph Lewis Self / Austin Stoneman (archive footage) Self / Austin Stoneman (archive footage) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Mae Marsh Self / Flora Cameron (archive footage) Self / Flora Cameron (archive footage) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
George Siegmann Self / Silas Lynch (archive footage) Self / Silas Lynch (archive footage) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Raoul Walsh Self / John Wilkes Booth (archive footage) Self / John Wilkes Booth (archive footage) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Henry B. Walthall Self / Ben Cameron (archive footage) Self / Ben Cameron (archive footage) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)