Overview
April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history—the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedAdrian Moat directs this 2013 documentary drama recounting the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, and the chain of events surrounding one of the most consequential crimes in American history. Blending factual narration with dramatized reenactment, it traces the final days of the sixteenth president and the assassin determined to strike him down. The tone is sober and suspenseful, emphasizing historical detail and the weight of a nation forever altered. Suited to viewers drawn to history and true-crime storytelling, it holds a MagicMovieScore of 5.8, offering an accessible dramatized account of a pivotal moment in the country's past.
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Trailer
Top Cast
Tom Hanks
Self - Narrator
Geraldine Hughes
Mary Todd Lincoln
Billy Campbell
Abraham Lincoln
Brett Dalton
Robert Todd Lincoln
Shane Callahan
Lieutenant J.T. Bolton
Graham Beckel
Edwin Stanton
Samuel Hunt
W. H. Crook
Michael Goodwin
Captain Arvold
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Movie Info
Release Date
February 16, 2013
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
PG
Genres
Documentary, Drama
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