Abraham Lincoln

1h 36m

5.4

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.

Cast

Abraham Lincoln

William L. Thorne

Lucille La Verne

Nancy Hanks Lincoln

Russell Simpson

Lincoln's Employer

Charles Crockett

Mary Todd Lincoln

Stephen A. Douglas / General Grant

Jason Robards Sr.

John Wilkes Booth

Cameron Prud'Homme

John Hay - Secretary to the President

James Bradbury Sr.

Gen. Winfield Scott

Secretary of War Stanton

General Sheridan

Hobart Bosworth

General Robert E. Lee

Henry B. Walthall

Colonel Marshall

Townsman in Offut's Store (uncredited)

Conspirator (uncredited)

Confederate Courier (uncredited)

Conspirator (uncredited)

Actress (uncredited)

Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)

A Senator - One of Lincoln's Advisors (uncredited)

Matchmaker (uncredited)

Union Courier (uncredited)

New Englander (uncredited)

Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

George MacQuarrie

Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Minor Role (uncredited)

Member of Lincoln's Cabinet (uncredited)

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward

Townswoman at Ann's Death (uncredited)

Crew

Stephen Vincent Benet

Adaptation, Dialogue

John W. Considine Jr.

Director of Photography

Joseph M. Schenck

Walter J. Israel

Hugo Riesenfeld

Gerrit J. Lloyd

Raymond A. Klune

Production Office Coordinator

Production Office Coordinator

Editorial Coordinator

Orville O. Dull

Production Manager

William Cameron Menzies