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Killing Lincoln
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Killing Lincoln

2013-02-16 · 89 min · ★ 6.0

Documentary · Drama

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.

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Directors
Adrian Moat
Production companies
National Geographic, Herzog & Company, Scott Free Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 2,000,000

Top Cast

Tom HanksTom HanksSelf - Narrator
Geraldine HughesGeraldine HughesMary Todd Lincoln
Billy CampbellBilly CampbellAbraham Lincoln
Brett DaltonBrett DaltonRobert Todd Lincoln
Shane CallahanShane CallahanLieutenant J.T. Bolton
Graham BeckelGraham BeckelEdwin Stanton
Samuel HuntSamuel HuntW. H. Crook
Michael GoodwinMichael GoodwinCaptain Arvold
Regen WilsonRegen WilsonPeter Taltavul
Shawn PyfromShawn PyfromPrivate John W. Nichols
Kam DabrowskiCorporal James Tanner
Sarah BellaMiss Mary Meredith
Andrew CollieJames McCollom
Mark ScarboroJohn Mathews
Audra HonakerFanny Seward
Mike MarundeMike MarundeGeneral Ulysses S. Grant
Nick WilliamsAlbert Daggett
Johnathan TchaikovskyJohnathan TchaikovskyLieutenant A.M.S. Crawford
David LeehyRebel POW
Jaiden KaineJaiden KaineOswell Swann

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