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08/11/1930 History, Drama 1h 23m
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The wonder film of the century, about the most romantic figure who ever lived!

Overview

A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; his debates with Stephen A. Douglas; the election of 1860; his presidency during the Civil War; and his assassination in Ford’s Theater in 1865.

  1. D.W. Griffith

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Walter Huston

    Abraham Lincoln

  2. Una Merkel

    Ann Rutledge

  3. William L. Thorne

    Tom Lincoln

  4. Lucille La Verne

    Mid-Wife

  5. Helen Freeman

    Nancy Hanks Lincoln

  6. Otto Hoffman

    Offut

  7. Edgar Dearing

    Armstrong

  8. Russell Simpson

    Lincoln's Employer

  9. Charles Crockett

    Sheriff

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-01-11
"Personally" directed by D. W. Griffith, this is a rather condensed version of the adult life of Abraham Lincoln. From his early life in the Kentucky backwoods where he grew up and his first love perished, through to his galvanising speech making, his election to the US Presidency followed by his decision to emancipate slaves eliciting a war that threatened his country with self-destruction before earning praise and enmity from his emergent and still divided nation. Walter Huston takes on the lead role and is about as wooden an actor as it's possible to get. Indeed, much of this looks and feel...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$400,000.00

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