Abraham Lincoln

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

Nov 8 1930 Approved 1h 36m

Biography, Drama, History

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.

Plot

Brief vignettes about Lincoln's early life include his birth, early jobs, (unsubstantiated) affair with Ann Rutledge, courtship of Mary Todd, and the Lincoln-Douglas debates; his presidency and the Civil War are followed in somewhat more detail, though without actual battle scenes; film concludes with the assassination.

Written by

Stephen Vincent Benet, John W. Considine Jr., Gerrit J. Lloyd

Directed by

D.W. Griffith

Cast

Walter Huston, Una Merkel, William L. Thorne

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, D.W. Griffith Productions, Feature Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers

Abraham Lincoln (1930) (full movie)

Abraham Lincoln - 1930 (trailer)

Scores

# of Votes

1,784

Average Rating

5.7 out of 10

Metascore

Popularity

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