Lincoln (1992)

Director:

Peter W. Kunhardt

Stars:

Jason Robards, James Earl Jones, Glenn Close

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Robards	...	President Abraham Lincoln (voice)
James Earl Jones	...	Narrator (voice)
Glenn Close	...	Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)
Richard Widmark	...	Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	John G. Nicolay (voice)
Burgess Meredith	...	Winfield Scott (voice)
Richard Thomas	...	John Hay (voice)
Ned Beatty	...	Dennis Hanks (voice)
Barnard Hughes	...	Horace Greeley (voice)
Maureen Stapleton	...	Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)
Keith Carradine	...	William Herndon (voice)
Blythe Danner	...	Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)
Fred Gwynne	...	Edwin Stanton (voice)
Stacy Keach	...	George McClellan (voice)
Oprah Winfrey	...	Elizabeth Keckley (voice)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

george mcclellan | reference to mary todd lincoln | ulysses simpson grant | lincoln assassination | president | 

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Genres:

Biography | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 December 1992 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial - Indiana Highway 162, Lincoln City, Indiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peter W. Kunhardt Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard Widmark's last acting project.

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Goofs

John G. Nicolay was born in Bavaria, but immigrated with his parents to the United States at age 6 and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He would not have spoken with a Germanic accent as voiced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

User Reviews

A noteworthy achievement

An exceptional documentary on the life of Abraham Lincoln, told through narration, letters, speeches, and diaries.

I don't know if I quite agreed with the choice of Jason Robards as Lincoln, but this is just a matter of taste (although I have read descriptions of how Lincoln actually sounded).

You should, however, ignore this minor quibble. If you have any interest at all in one of history's most fascinating people, or even if you are already an expert on Lincoln, you should see this film.