The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's a... Read allThe Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
- Awards
- 2 wins
- Col. Ben Cameron aka The Little Colonel
- (as Henry Walthall)
- Silas Lynch - Mulatto Lieut. Governor
- (as George Seigmann)
- Jeff - The Blacksmith
- (as Wallace Reed)
- Abraham Lincoln
- (as Jos. Henabery)
- Wade Cameron - The Second Son
- (as J.A. Beringer)
- Duke Cameron - The Youngest Son
- (as John French)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen it opened in New York City, ticket prices were $2.00 each, which was considered astronomical at the time. In modern-day currency, accounting for inflation, that would be about $17-$20. The exorbitant ticket prices greatly inflated the box office revenue of the film.
- GoofsCar tire tracks are visible in the KKK segment.
- Quotes
intertitle: If in this work we have conveyed to the mind the ravages of war to the end that war may be held in abhorrence, this effort will not have been in vain.
- Crazy creditsThe following was listed in the opening credits: A PLEA FOR THE ART OF THE MOTION PICTURE: We do not fear censorship, for we have no wish to offend with improprieties or obscenities, but we do demand, as a right, the liberty to show the dark side of wrong, that we may illuminate the bright side of virtue - the same liberty that is conceeded to the art of the written word - that art to which we owe the Bible and the works of Shakespeare.
- Alternate versionsIn both 1921 and 1927, edited versions of the film were released to reflect current political viewpoints.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Revenge of Pancho Villa (1932)
Anyone who ever complains about the political correctness or historical "revisionism" of today's academics, see this movie. And understand, that it is the work of historical "revisionists" that are responsible for teaching the facts about our nation's history, grasped out of the hands of fictions like Griffith's horrific Birth of a Nation. And don't be so smug about complaining of political correctness in the future.
And don't try to seperate this film as an artistic work with the historical perspective of the film. Keep in mind, this film was not only a portrayl of history, it was also a *part* of history. It served to defend racial segregation, lychings, and the Klan at a time when all three of those were very real political issues. It is not a coincidence that the greatest period of lychings and Jim Crow laws came shortly after this movie. In short, this film oppressed people. So don't treat it like it existed in an entertainment vacuum, unaffected by and unaffecting everything else around it.
- satya232
- Jul 16, 2000
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- In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan
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- Budget
- $110,000 (estimated)
- Runtime3 hours 15 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1