SYNOPSIS
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.
- D.W. GriffithSelf (1931 reissue version)
- Lillian GishElsie - Stoneman's Daughter
- Mae MarshFlora Cameron - The Pet Sister
- Henry B. WalthallCol. Ben Cameron aka The Little Colonel
- Miriam CooperMargaret Cameron - The Elder Sister
- Mary AldenLydia Brown - Stoneman's Mulatto Housekeeper
- Ralph LewisHon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the House
- George SiegmannSilas Lynch - Mulatto Lieut. Governor