Director Clips: D.W. Griffith 
Homecoming, The Birth of a Nation
Flora Cameron (Mae Marsh) embellishes her tattered dress with 'Southern Ermine' (raw cotton) as she and her family prepare to welcome her brother, Ben (Henry B. Walthall), home from the Union hospital in Washington D.C.
The Great Heart, The Birth of a Nation
Elsie Stoneman (Lillian Gish) and Mrs. Cameron (Josephine Crowell) asks President Abraham Lincoln (Joseph Henabery) to pardon Ben Cameron (Henry B. Walthall), who is at the hospital.
All Hope Gone, The Birth of a Nation
After giving aid to a fallen Union soldier, Ben Cameron leads the charge at the Battle of Petersburg and plants his battalion's flag in a Union canon before he is wounded.
The Stoneman and Cameron Families, The Birth of a Nation
The Stoneman and Cameron families are introduced.
Farewell Ball , The Birth of a Nation
The town of Piedmont celebrates the first battle of Bull Run.
Reuniting on the Battlefield, The Birth of a Nation
A Cameron brother and Stoneman brother meet on the battlefield and share an intimate moment as they die.
Lincoln's Strategy of Reconciliation, The Birth of a Nation
Abraham Lincoln talks to Stoneman about how he will treat the South after winning the Civil War.
Lydia Brown, The Birth of a Nation
After meeting with Stoneman, Sumner meets the housekeeper, Lydia Brown.
The Clan to the Rescue, The Birth of a Nation
The KKK comes to the rescue of the Camerons, who are taking refuge from their attackers in the cabin.
Climax of the War, The Birth of a Nation
The South struggles to hold on in the civil war as the Union armies block its supplies.
Freeing of the Slaves, The Birth of a Nation
In the opening scene, the abolitionists push to free the slaves.
Assassination of Lincoln, The Birth of a Nation
President Lincoln is shot and killed at the theatre, in the presence of the Stonemans.
Gus chases Flora, The Birth of a Nation
Gus chases Flora after she rejects his marriage proposal, resulting in fatal consequences.
A Tycoon Feasts while the Sharecroppers Starve, A Corner in Wheat
As a greedy tycoon celebrates cornering the world wheat market, the poor attempt to buy bread.
The Griffith Last-Minute Rescue, The Lonely Villa
A husband learns that he has been lured away from his family in their secluded home by would-be thieves and rushes back to save them.
The Operator's Daughter and the Engineer, The Lonedale Operator
The engineer pays a visit to his sweetheart, the operator's daughter.
The Engineer Comes to the Rescue, The Lonedale Operator
The engineer comes to the rescue as the operator's daughter cannily defends herself against would-be thieves.
Jose Rescues Marion, The Greaser's Gauntlet
Jose recognizes the gauntlet that he gave Marion after she saved him and comes to her rescue.
Marion Comes to Jose's Rescue, The Greaser's Gauntlet
After discovering the identity of the true thief, Marion rushes to Jose's rescue.
Tell the Whole Story, Way Down East
When Squire Bartlett (Burr McIntosh) throws Anna out, Anna (Lillian Gish) reveals that Lennox Sanderson (Lowell Sherman) was the father of her child.
Called by the River, Way Down East
After getting lost in a storm, Anna (Lillian Gish) is trapped on an ice floe while David (Richard Barthelmess) runs to her rescue.
A Fake Proposal, Way Down East
Lennox Sanderson (Lowell Sherman) proposes to Anna (Lillian Gish) but tells Anna to keep it a secret.
The Baptism, Way Down East
Anna (Lillian Gish) baptizes her son Trust Lennox.
Converting the Heathen, Broken Blossoms
Cheng Huan (Richard Barthelmess) is approached by two men, one of which is going to China to "convert the heathens."
A Friendship, Broken Blossoms
As Cheng (Richard Barthelmess) nurses Lucy (Lillian Gish) back to health, a bond begins to form.
Give Us a Smile, Broken Blossoms
Lucy (Lillian Gish) returns home to her alcoholic, belligerent father, ex-boxer Battling Burrows (Donald Crisp).