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1915 • NR • 3h 15m • Drama, War • Epoch Producing Corporation

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

🍅 91% 40% IMDb 6.0

Box office summary

Domestic total
$10.00M
Final
Worldwide total
$11.00M
$1.00M international
Budget$110K
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Cast & crew

Directed byD.W. Griffith ScreenplayFrank E. Woods Produced byD.W. Griffith CinematographyBilly Bitzer MusicJoseph Carl Breil StarringLillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Ralph Lewis StudioEpoch Producing Corporation

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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