Abraham Lincoln
The wonder film of the century, about the most romantic figure who ever lived!
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11/8/1930Runtime
96 minsOverview
An episodic dramatization of the 18th President of the United States' life, including his early years, affair with Ann Rutledge, courtship of Mary Todd, debates with Stephen A. Douglas, the election of 1860, his presidency during the Civil War, and finally his assassination at Ford's Theater in 1865.
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EnglishBudget
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$400,000Homepage
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A stately episodic portrait of Lincoln's rise from frontier lawyer to wartime president, treating his personal struggles and historical moment with reverent solemnity. The film moves through his life's turning points with the weight of destiny, building toward a conclusion whose tragic end is written into the very structure.
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Walter Huston
Abraham Lincoln
Una Merkel
Ann Rutledge
William L. Thorne
Tom Lincoln
Lucille La Verne
Mid-Wife
Helen Freeman
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Otto Hoffman
Offut
Edgar Dearing
Armstrong
Russell Simpson
Lincoln's Employer
Charles Crockett
Sheriff
Kay Hammond
Mary Todd Lincoln
Helen Ware
Mrs. Edwards
E. Alyn Warren
Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant
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