Abraham Lincoln

1930 film by D. W. Griffith

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5.5

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.

Released: 1930-11-0883 minDir: D.W. GriffithHistory, DramaBox office: $400,000

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Cast

Walter Huston as Abraham Lincoln
Una Merkel as Ann Rutledge
William L. Thorne as Tom Lincoln
Lucille La Verne as Mid-Wife
Helen Freeman as Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Otto Hoffman as Offut

Themes

assassination
illinois
biography
debate
courtship
american civil war
emancipation
abolitionist
abraham lincoln
proclamation

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Ratings

IMDb

5.6/10

1,747 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

75%

Year: 1930
Runtime: 96 min
Genres: Biography, Drama, War
Rated: Approved

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: historical film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood
Director: D. W. Griffith
Screenwriter: Stephen Vincent Benét
Cast member: Ed Brady
Composer: Hugo Riesenfeld
Producer: Joseph M. Schenck
Production company: United Artists
Cinematographer: Karl Struss
Duration: 97
FilmAffinity ID: 769246
Image: Abraham Lincoln (D. W. Griffith, 1930).jpg

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publication date: 1930-01-01
title: Abraham Lincoln
Commons category: Abraham Lincoln (1930 film)
production designer: William Cameron Menzies
distributed by: United Artists
color: black-and-white
executive producer: Joseph M. Schenck
public domain date: 1958-01-01
copyright status: public domain
review score: 75%
different from: Abraham Lincoln

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