Summary:
In 1865, as the American Civil War winds inexorably toward conclusion, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln endeavors to achieve passage of the landmark constitutional amendment which will forever ban slavery from the United States. However, his task is a race against time, for peace may come at any time, and if it comes before the amendment is passed, the returning southern states will stop it before it can become law. Lincoln must, by almost any means possible, obtain enough votes from a recalcitrant Congress before peace arrives and it is too late. Yet the president is torn, as an early peace would save thousands of lives. As the nation confronts its conscience over the freedom of its entire population, Lincoln faces his own crisis of conscience -- end slavery or end the war.
| Runtime: | 150 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language |
| Official Site: | http://www.thelincolnmovie.com/ |
| Production: | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama, History, War |
| Countries: | USA, India |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Steven Spielberg | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Doris Kearns Goodwin | Book "Team Of Rivals: The Political Genius Of Abraham Lincoln" (In Part) |
| Paul Webb | Writer |
| Tony Kushner | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Daniel Day-Lewis | Abraham Lincoln |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adam Driver | Samuel Beckwith |
| Bruce McGill | Edwin Stanton |
| Daniel Day-Lewis | Abraham Lincoln |
| David Costabile | James Ashley |
| David Oyelowo | Ira Clark |
| David Strathairn | William Seward |
| Hal Holbrook | Preston Blair |
| Jackie Earle Haley | Alexander Stephens |
| James Spader | WN Bilbo |
| Jared Harris | Ulysses S. Grant |
| John Hawkes | Robert Latham |
| Joseph Cross | John Hay |
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Robert Todd Lincoln |
| Julie White | Elizabeth Blair Lee |
| Lee Pace | Fernando Wood |
| Michael Stuhlbarg | George Yeaman |
| Peter McRobbie | George Pendleton |
| Sally Field | Mary Todd Lincoln |
| Tim Blake Nelson | Richard Schell |
| Tommy Lee Jones | Thaddeus Stevens |
| Walton Goggins | Wells A. Hutchins |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adam Somner | Co-Producer |
| Daniel Lupi | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan King | Executive Producer |
| Kathleen Kennedy | Producer |
| Kristie Macosko | Co-Producer |
| Steven Spielberg | Producer |
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