Casting Naissance d'une nation
Acteurs et actrices
Lillian Gish
Rôle : Elsie, Stoneman's daughter
Mae Marsh
Rôle : Flora Cameron, the pet sister
Henry B. Walthall
Rôle : Col. Ben Cameron
Miriam Cooper
Rôle : Margaret Cameron, elder sister
Mary Alden
Rôle : Lydia [Brown], Stoneman's mulatto housekeeper
Ralph Lewis
Rôle : Hon. Austin Stoneman, leader of the house
George Siegmann
Rôle : Silas Lynch, mulatto Lieut. Governor
Walter Long
Rôle : Gus, a renegade negro
Et aussi :
- Jeff, the blacksmith Jeff, the blacksmith Wallace Reid
- Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Joseph Henabery
- Phil, Stoneman's elder son Phil, Stoneman's elder son Elmer Clifton
- Mrs. Cameron Mrs. Cameron Josephine Crowell
- Dr. Cameron Dr. Cameron Spootiswoode Aitken
- Wade Cameron, second son Wade Cameron, second son George Beranger
- Duke Cameron, youngest son Duke Cameron, youngest son Maxfield Stanley
- Mammy, the faithful servant Mammy, the faithful servant Jennie Lee
- Gen. U.S. Grant Gen. U.S. Grant Donald Crisp
- Gen. Robert E. Lee Gen. Robert E. Lee Howard Gaye
- Charles Sumner Charles Sumner Sam De Grasse
- Nelse Nelse William De Vaull
- Jake / Sentry at Hospital Jake / Sentry at Hospital Willam Freeman
- Stoneman's servant Stoneman's servant Tom Wilson
- Klansman Klansman Fred Burns
- Klansman Klansman Allan Sears
- Blacksmith Blacksmith Elmo Lincoln
- Black Woman Black Woman Madame Sul-Te-Wan
- John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth Raoul Walsh
- Tod Tod Robert Harron
- Monte Blue
- Cameron's Male Servant Cameron's Male Servant Harry Braham
- Klan Leader Klan Leader Bob Burns
- Klansman Klansman Edmund Burns
- Klansman Klansman Edward Burns
- Young Girl in Cabin Young Girl in Cabin Peggy Cartwright
- General General Dark Cloud
- Elsie's Maid Elsie's Maid Leonore Cooper
- Man Who Falls from Roof Man Who Falls from Roof Charles Eagle Eye
- Klansman Klansman John Ford
- Laura Keene Laura Keene Olga Grey
- Mrs. Lincoln Mrs. Lincoln Alberta Lee
- Child with Dr. Cameron Child with Dr. Cameron Betty Marsh
- Belle of 1861 Belle of 1861 Donna Montran
- Union Soldier Union Soldier Eugene Pallette
- Belle of 1861 Belle of 1861 Alma Rubens
- Volunteer Volunteer Charles Stevens
- Confederate Soldier Confederate Soldier Jules White
- Young Flora Cameron Young Flora Cameron Violet Wilkey
- Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier I David Butler
Réalisateurs
D.W. Griffith
Rôle : Director
Scénaristes
Frank E. Woods
Rôle : Screenplay
D.W. Griffith
Rôle : Writer
Producteurs
H.E. Aitken
Rôle : Executive Producer
D.W. Griffith
Rôle : Producer