tv movie
Lincoln
Director: Vikram Jayanti
Year: 2005
Plot: Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught Illinois lawyer and legislator with a reputation as an eloquent opponent of slavery, shocked many when he overcame several more prominent contenders to win the Republican Party's nomination for president in 1860. His election that November pushed several Southern states to secede by the time of his inauguration in March 1861, and the Civil War began barely a month later. Contrary to expectations, Lincoln proved to be a shrewd military strategist and a savvy leader during what became the costliest conflict ever fought on American soil. His Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863, freed all slaves in the rebellious states and paved the way for slavery's eventual abolition, while his Gettysburg Address later that year stands as one of the most famous and influential pieces of oratory in American history. In April 1865, with the Union on the brink of victory, Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by the Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth; his untimely death made him a martyr to the cause of liberty and Union. Over the years Lincoln's mythic stature has only grown, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents in the nation's history.—SoonerArrow
Original Title:
Lincoln
Director:
Vikram Jayanti
Producer:
Kinnereth Ellentuck
,
Vikram Jayanti
Type: tv movie
Year: 2005
Genres: Documentary, Biography, History
Cast:
Andrew Solomon
,
Eli Harris
,
Harold Holzer
,
Robert Lavery
,
Bob Creager
,
Trina Lloyd
,
Jacob Cowley
,
Gore Vidal
Runtimes:
140
Countries:
United States
Languages:
English
Color Info:
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1
Original Air Date: 2005 (USA)
Rating: 7.6
Votes: 52
Year: 2005
Production Companies:
A+E Networks
,
History Channel
Distributors:
New Video
Producer:
Kinnereth Ellentuck
,
Vikram Jayanti
Certificates:
United States:Not Rated
Composer:
Rob Lane
Sound Crew:
Nick Cox
Miscellaneous Crew:
Robyn K. Bennett
,
Keya Morgan
Thanks:
Keya Morgan