Storyline

Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.—Victor Munoz

Plot Keywords

ku klux klan, civil war, racist, propaganda, racial discrimination, american civil war, u.s. civil war, black stereotype, racial stereotype, epic, afi, national film registry, sexism, blackface, 1860s, assassination, assassination of president, battle, prejudice, race relations

Short Review

Problematically, Birth of a Nation wasn't just a seminal commercial spectacle but also a decisively original work of art -- in effect, the founding work of cinematic realism, albeit a work that was developed to pass lies off as reality.

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