History • Drama
2012
PG-13
2 hours and 29 minutes
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.
Release:
November 09, 2012
Original language:
English
Production country:
IndiaUnited States
Producer company:
Budget:
65.000.000 $
Revenue:
275.300.000 $
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Crew
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
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Sally Field
Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
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David Strathairn
William Seward
William Seward
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Robert Lincoln
Robert Lincoln
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James Spader
W.N. Bilbo
W.N. Bilbo
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Hal Holbrook
Preston Blair
Preston Blair
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Tommy Lee Jones
Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens
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John Hawkes
Robert Latham
Robert Latham
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Jackie Earle Haley
Alexander Stephens
Alexander Stephens
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Bruce McGill
Edwin Stanton
Edwin Stanton
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Tim Blake Nelson
Richard Schell
Richard Schell
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Joseph Cross
John Hay
John Hay
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Jared Harris
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
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Lee Pace
Fernando Wood
Fernando Wood
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Peter McRobbie
George Pendleton
George Pendleton
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Gulliver McGrath
Tad Lincoln
Tad Lincoln
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Gloria Reuben
Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth Keckley
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Jeremy Strong
John Nicolay
John Nicolay
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Michael Stuhlbarg
George Yeaman
George Yeaman
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Boris McGiver
Alexander Coffroth
Alexander Coffroth
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David Costabile
James Ashley
James Ashley
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Stephen Spinella
Asa Vintner Litton
Asa Vintner Litton
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Walton Goggins
Clay Hawkins
Clay Hawkins
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David Warshofsky
William Hutton
William Hutton
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Colman Domingo
Private Harold Green
Private Harold Green
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David Oyelowo
Corporal Ira Clark
Corporal Ira Clark
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Lukas Haas
First White Soldier
First White Soldier
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Dane DeHaan
Second White Soldier
Second White Soldier
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Carlos Thompson
Navy Yard – Shouting Soldier
Navy Yard – Shouting Soldier
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Bill Camp
Mr. Jolly
Mr. Jolly
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Elizabeth Marvel
Mrs. Jolly
Mrs. Jolly
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Byron Jennings
Montgomery Blair
Montgomery Blair
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Julie White
Elizabeth Blair Lee
Elizabeth Blair Lee
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Charmaine White
Minerva – Blair's Servant
Minerva – Blair's Servant
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Ralph D. Edlow
Leo – Blair's Servant
Leo – Blair's Servant
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Grainger Hines
Gideon Welles
Gideon Welles
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Richard Topol
James Speed
James Speed
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Walt Smith
William Fessenden
William Fessenden
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Dakin Matthews
John Usher
John Usher
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James 'Ike' Eichling
William Dennison
William Dennison
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Wayne Duvall
Senator Bluff Wade
Senator Bluff Wade
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Bill Raymond
Schuyler Colfax
Schuyler Colfax
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Michael Stanton Kennedy
Hiram Price
Hiram Price
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Ford Flannagan
White House Doorkeeper – Tom Pendel
White House Doorkeeper – Tom Pendel
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Robert Ayers
White House Petitioner
White House Petitioner
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Robert Peters
Jacob Graylor
Jacob Graylor
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John Moon
Edwin LeClerk
Edwin LeClerk
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Kevin Lawrence O'Donnell
Charles Hanson
Charles Hanson
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Jamie Horton
Giles Stuart
Giles Stuart
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Joe Dellinger
Nelson Merrick
Nelson Merrick
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Richard Warner
Homer Benson
Homer Benson
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Elijah Chester
Union Army Officer
Union Army Officer
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Dave Hager
Captain Nathan Saunders – River Queen
Captain Nathan Saunders – River Queen
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Sean Haggerty
Officer in Peace Commissioners Exchange
Officer in Peace Commissioners Exchange
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Mike Shiflett
Senator R.M.T. Hunter
Senator R.M.T. Hunter
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Gregory Itzin
Judge John A. Campbell
Judge John A. Campbell
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Stephen Dunn
Petersburg Siege Lines – Confederate Officer
Petersburg Siege Lines – Confederate Officer
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Stephen McKinley Henderson
William Slade
William Slade
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Chase Edmunds
Willie Lincoln
Willie Lincoln
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John Hutton
Senator Charles Sumner
Senator Charles Sumner
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Robert Ruffin
Major Thompson Eckert
Major Thompson Eckert
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Drew Sease
David Homer Bates
David Homer Bates
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John Lescault
Gustavus Fox
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Scott Wichmann
Charles Benjamin
Charles Benjamin
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Adam Driver
Samuel Beckwith
Samuel Beckwith
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Jean Kennedy Smith
House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
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Shirley Augustine
House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
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Sarah Wylie
House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
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Margaret Ann McGowan
House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
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Hilary Montgomery
House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
House of Representatives – Woman Shouter
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Asa-Luke Twocrow
Ely Parker
Ely Parker
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Lancer Dean Shull
Union Soldier – Bodyguard
Union Soldier – Bodyguard
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Robert Wilharm
Wounded Soldier
Wounded Soldier
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Kevin Kline
Wounded Soldier
Wounded Soldier
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John Jones
Wounded Soldier
Wounded Soldier
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Paul Gowans
Wounded Soldier
Wounded Soldier
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Joseph Miller
Wounded Soldier
Wounded Soldier
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John Bellemer
Faust
Faust
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Mary Dunleavy
Marguerite
Marguerite
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Clerk – Edward McPherson
Clerk – Edward McPherson
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Alan Sader
Sergeant At Arms
Sergeant At Arms
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Gannon McHale
Aaron Haddam
Aaron Haddam
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Ken Lambert
Augustus Benjamin
Augustus Benjamin
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Thomas Belgrey
Arthur Bentleigh
Arthur Bentleigh
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Ted Johnson
John Ellis
John Ellis
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Don Henderson Baker
Walter Appleton
Walter Appleton
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Raynor Scheine
Josiah S. 'Beanpole' Burton
Josiah S. 'Beanpole' Burton
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Armistead Wellford
Nehemiah Cleary
Nehemiah Cleary
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Michael Ruff
Harold Hollister
Harold Hollister
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Rich Wills
House of Representatives – Soldier One
House of Representatives – Soldier One
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Stephen Bozzo
House of Representatives – Soldier Two
House of Representatives – Soldier Two
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Christopher Alan Stewart
Sergeant – Grant's HQ
Sergeant – Grant's HQ
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Teddy Eck
Corporal – Grant's HQ
Corporal – Grant's HQ
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Todd Fletcher
Walter H. Washburn
Walter H. Washburn
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Charles Kinney
Myer Strauss
Myer Strauss
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Joseph Carlson
Joseph Marstern
Joseph Marstern
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Michael Goodwin
Chilton A. Elliot
Chilton A. Elliot
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Edward McDonald
Daniel G. Stuart
Daniel G. Stuart
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Jim Batchelder
Howard Guillefoyle
Howard Guillefoyle
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Gregory Hosaflook
John F. McKenzie
John F. McKenzie
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Joe Kerkes
Andrew E. Finck
Andrew E. Finck
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John A. Casson
John A. Casson
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Larry Van Hoose
Avon Hanready
Avon Hanready
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Rufus Warren
Rufus Warren
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David Russell Graham
House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
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Benjamin Shirley
House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
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Henry Kidd
House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
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Joseph Frances Filipowski
House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter
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Thomas Aldridge
House of Representatives
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Sidney Blackmer Jr.
House of Representatives
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Billy Caldwell
House of Representatives
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Glenn T. Crone
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Martin Dew
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Theodore Ewald
House of Representatives
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Todd Hunter
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Joe Inscoe
House of Representatives
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Raymond H. Johnson
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Gary Keener
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Randolph Meekins
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Frank Moran
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Charley Morgan
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Chad Pettit
House of Representatives
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Barry Privett
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Leslie Rogers
House of Representatives
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Marcello Rollando
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Keith Tyree
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Kevin J. Walsh
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Robert Wray
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S. Epatha Merkerson
Lydia Smith
Lydia Smith
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Christopher Boyer
General Robert E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee
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Stephen Dunford
Actor Swordsman
Actor Swordsman
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David Doersch
Actor Demon Affrit
Actor Demon Affrit
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Christopher Cartmill
Leonard Grover
Leonard Grover
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Robert Shepherd
Dr. Joseph K. Barnes
Dr. Joseph K. Barnes
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Lucas N. Hall
Grover's Theater Patron
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07/19/2013
Very powerful journey back into history!
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02/13/2015
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.
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11/13/2020
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 wouldn’t 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 energy when it shifted to the political maneuvers undertaken concerning the obtaining of votes to pass the amendment Lincoln wants to push through Congress, but it is integral to the plot, illustrating that Lincoln was pragmatic and willing to play the game to achieve his goals. Because he narrowed the scope of this Lincoln biopic to the last months of the great president’s life, Spielberg was able to cover a lot of ground, and explore the issue of slavery and the war from numerous perspectives.
I do regret watching it through that streaming service. I don’t mind ads, but they popped in randomly, sometimes twenty minutes apart, once five minutes apart, and always right in the middle of scenes. I plan to watch it again, with no commercials. I suggest you do the same.
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