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Very powerful journey back into history!
Lincoln
- History
- Drama
11/9/2012
149
PG-13
Storyline
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
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- Writer:
- Revenue:
- $275,300,000
- Budget:
- $65,000,000
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Cast
- Daniel Day-LewisAbraham Lincoln
- Sally FieldMary Todd Lincoln
- David StrathairnWilliam Seward
- Joseph Gordon-LevittRobert Lincoln
- James SpaderW.N. Bilbo
- Hal HolbrookPreston Blair
- Tommy Lee JonesThaddeus Stevens
- John HawkesRobert Latham
- Jackie Earle HaleyAlexander Stephens
- Bruce McGillEdwin Stanton
- Tim Blake NelsonRichard Schell
- Joseph CrossJohn Hay
- Jared HarrisUlysses S. Grant
- Lee PaceFernando Wood
- Peter McRobbieGeorge Pendleton
- Gulliver McGrathTad Lincoln
Reviews
tanty
It lacked a big deal of rhythm but the revision of the history and, specially, the great performance by Day-Lewis makes it a movie worth watching.
narrator56
This is a flat out great movie. I first watched it several years ago and enjoyed it, so recently I noticed it on the IMDB streaming service and decided to watch it again. I still think it is great. I guess I had forgotten that it was a Spielberg film, so why wouldnt it be great? It was many years in the making and was partially based on Doris Goodwin Kearns excellent non-fiction book Team of Rivals.
The cast is excellent: Daniel Day-Lewis is really impressive as President Lincoln. Lincoln is believable, human, showing several sides of his personality. He is at times funny, wise, empathetic, coarse, tortured and well, everything I would expect after reading so much about him over the years.
For me, the movie lost a little of its energ...