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In Lexington, Mass., in the mid-1770s, British renegade officer Capt. Walter Butler (Lionel Barrymore) struggles to enlist the aid of Indians against the tide of colonists rebelling for independence. Meanwhile, impoverished farmer Nathan Holden (Neil Hamilton), who is in love with aristocrat Nancy Montague (Carol Dempster), reluctantly joins the Patriots -- only to find himself eventually battling Nancy's stern father, Justice Montague (Erville Alderson), and arrogant brother, Charles.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 10/05/2015
2/4
Awesome battle scenes are woven into the story of a family caught up in the currents of history. What's missing is the strong personal feeling that Griffith --whose father fought for the Confederacy -- brought to his story of Reconstruction. Go to Full Review María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno) La Vanguardia (Spain) 02/28/2020
America is, thanks to the push of its director, a great film. Lionel Barrymore's performance is worthy of all praise. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Iris Barry The Spectator 10/05/2015
The film itself is ordinary, and shows hardly any trace of the largeness and sensitiveness of vision that made The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance the two finest American films produced in ten years. Go to Full Review TV Guide Staff TV Guide 10/05/2015
2.5/5
What had begun as a stirring saga about a group of ordinary people caught up in the sweep of history degenerates into a potboiler in which history is reduced to local color. Go to Full Review Bob Bloom Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) 11/21/2007
3/5
One of Griffith's last great films; a pageant about the American fight for freedom. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/21/2006
B+
Griffith's epic spectacle about the Revolutionary War was based on his 1907 play, War. Shot on location, in Farmington and Summit, N.Y., it features impressive battle scenes and period detail, offering an early glimpse of the Native American onscreen Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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D.W. Griffith

Director

Neil Hamilton

Nathan Holden

Carol Dempster

Miss Nancy Montague

Erville Alderson

Justice Montague

Charles Emmett Mack

Justice Charles Montague

Lee Beggs

Samuel Adams

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Synopsis In Lexington, Mass., in the mid-1770s, British renegade officer Capt. Walter Butler (Lionel Barrymore) struggles to enlist the aid of Indians against the tide of colonists rebelling for independence. Meanwhile, impoverished farmer Nathan Holden (Neil Hamilton), who is in love with aristocrat Nancy Montague (Carol Dempster), reluctantly joins the Patriots -- only to find himself eventually battling Nancy's stern father, Justice Montague (Erville Alderson), and arrogant brother, Charles.
Director
D.W. Griffith
Genre
Drama
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 1924, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 9, 1999
Runtime
2h 15m