Abraham Lincoln

Name: Abraham Lincoln
Director: D.W. Griffith
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1930-11-08
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Rating: 5.538
Cast: Walter Huston, Una Merkel, William L. Thorne, Lucille La Verne, Helen Freeman

“The wonder film of the century, about the most romantic figure who ever lived!”

1930

1h 23m

History Drama

Director: D.W. Griffith

Writer: John W. Considine Jr.

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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.