Movie
“The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!”
6.0/10
1915
3h 15m
en
Drama
History
War
Overview
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.
Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
Frank E. Woods, D.W. Griffith
Movie Information
Release Date
March 8, 1915
Runtime
3h 15m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
581
Production
Epoch Film Co.
