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Abraham Lincoln ()

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An episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States.
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Tom Lincoln (as W.L. Thorne)
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Mid-Wife
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Nancy Hanks Lincoln
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Offut
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Abraham Lincoln
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Armstrong (as Edgar Deering)
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Ann Rutledge
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Lincoln's Employer
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Sheriff
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Mary Todd Lincoln
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Mrs. Edwards
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Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant
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Herndon (as Jason Robards)
Gordon Thorpe ...
Tad Lincoln
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John Wilkes Booth
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John Hay - Secretary to the President (as Cameron Prudhomme)
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Gen. Winfield Scott
James Eagles ...
Young Soldier (as Jimmie Eagle)
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Secretary of War Stanton
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General Sheridan
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General Robert E. Lee
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Col. Marshall
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Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)
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Conspirator (uncredited)
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Confederate Courier (uncredited)
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Conspirator (uncredited)
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Baby Abraham Lincoln Crying Sounds (uncredited)
Emilia Da Prato ...
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Actress (uncredited)
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Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
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Vocalist (uncredited)
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A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)
Jane Keckley ...
Matchmaker (uncredited)
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Union Courier (uncredited)
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New Englander (uncredited)
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Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
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Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)
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Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)

Directed by

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D.W. Griffith ... (personally directed by)

Written by

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Stephen Vincent Benet ... (adapted for the screen by)
 
John W. Considine Jr. ... (story)
 
Stephen Vincent Benet ... (continuty and dialogue) and
Gerrit J. Lloyd ... (continuty and dialogue) (as Gerrit Lloyd)

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D.W. Griffith ... producer
Joseph M. Schenck ... executive producer (uncredited)

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Karl Struss ... (photography)

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James Smith ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Hal C. Kern ... editorial advisor

Costume Design by

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Walter J. Israel ... (costumes) (as Walter Israel)

Makeup Department

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Robert Stephanoff ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Orville O. Dull ... production manager (as O.O. Dull)

Art Department

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William Cameron Menzies ... settings

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Harold Witt ... sound technician

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Cliff Maupin ... still photographer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Hugo Riesenfeld ... music arrangements

Additional Crew

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John W. Considine Jr. ... production advisor
Park French ... settings executed by
Raymond A. Klune ... production staff
Joseph M. Schenck ... presenter
Harry Stubbs ... associate dialogue director
Herbert Sutch ... production staff / assistant director (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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 Rod Crawford

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Taglines Battles Rage, Sheridan Rides, History is Written and Lincoln Lives Again in This Great Masterpiece Directed by the Mind that Gave the World "THE BIRTH OF A NATION"- D.W. Griffith! (Print Ad- Daily Times, ((Beaver, Penna.)) 6 December 1930) See more »
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Also Known As
  • D.W. Griffith's Abraham Lincoln (United States)
  • Αβραάμ Λίνκολν (Greece)
  • Abrão Lincoln (Brazil)
  • Abraham Lincolns liv (Sweden)
  • 世界の英雄 (Japan, Japanese title)
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  • 96 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia James Bradbury Sr. (General Winfield Scott), Frank Campeau (General Philip Sheridan) and Robert Brower, who plays an uncredited role, are the only actors in the film who were alive during the American Civil War (1861-1865). They were born on October 12, 1857, December 14, 1864 and July 14, 1850 respectively. See more »
Goofs In both the Union and Confederate parades, the musicians play trombones with forward facing bells. During the Civil War, the bells faced backwards. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into General Spanky (1936). See more »
Soundtracks Battle Hymn of the Republic See more »
Quotes Abraham Lincoln: You know, Ann, I... I've always done a lot of dreaming. And lately it seems when I dream, your face gets mixed up in it.
Ann Rutledge: Does it really, Abe? Tell me about them, Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln: Well, I... I feel as though I'm going to be seeing your face 'til the day I die. Course, I know that that'll be pretty hard on you to have to look at my face that long.
Ann Rutledge: Everybody to their own opinion.
Abraham Lincoln: Hmm?
Ann Rutledge: Well, I... I think it's the dearest, kindest, most beautiful face in the whole world.
Abraham Lincoln: Oh, Ann, Ann. Course, I know that's just flattery, but I love it.
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