The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998) (TV)

Director:

John Gray

Writers (WGA):

Jim Bishop (book)
Tim Metcalfe (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

12 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History

Tagline:

The Murder. The Manhunt. The Events That Stunned A Nation.

Plot Keywords:

Violence | John Wilkes Booth | Tragedy | Flintlock Pistol | Musket

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Rob Morrow	...	John Wilkes Booth
Lance Henriksen	...	President Abraham Lincoln
Donna Murphy	...	Mary Todd Lincoln
Jean Louisa Kelly	...	Lucy Hale
Wil Wheaton	...	Robert Todd Lincoln
Titus Welliver	...	Lewis Thornton Paine
Jaimz Woolvett	...	David E. Herold
Jeremy Sisto	...	Frederick Seward
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	George A. Atzerodt (as Kirk B. R. Woller)
John Pleshette	...	Secretary of State William Henry Seward
Gregory Itzin	...	Mr. Crook
Adam Lamberg	...	Thomas 'Tad' Lincoln
John Ashton	...	Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant
Eddie Jones	...	Secretary of War Edwin McMasters Stanton
Nancy Robinette	...	Mary E. Surratt
Doug Olear	...	Doctor Leale
Sean Baldwin	...	Major Rathbone
Mercedes Herrero	...	Clara Harris
Jason Bowcutt	...	John Harrison Surratt
Marty Lodge	...	Mr. Parker
Tom Quinn	...	James T. Ford
Michael Noel	...	Lieutenant
Gary Wheeler	...	Doctor Samuel Alexander Mudd
Bob Supan	...	Burke, Booth's Photographer
Tim Carlin	...	Gardner, Lincoln's Photographer
Martha Thimmesch	...	Senator Henry's Wife
Dan DePaola	...	Ned Spangler (as Dan DePaola)
Scott Rinker	...	John George Nicolay
Bob Child	...	Lieutenant Doherty
Kevin Murray	...	Harry Hawk
O'Mara Leary	...	Laura Keene
Jacqueline Jones	...	Mrs. Mountchessington
Mieke ter Poorten	...	Theatre Actress playing Augusta (as Meike ter Poorten)
Jonathan Tindle	...	Safford (as Jon Tindle)
John Healey	...	Henry - Senator
Brad Waller	...	Cop
Melvin L. Cauthen	...	Bell
Perry Laylon Ojeda	...	Young Man in Ballroom
David Bryan Jackson	...	Louis (the Clerk)
Terry Wills	...	Man at Surratt House
Joseph Eubanks	...	Older Black Man in Richmond (as Joseph S. Eubanks)
Carter Jahncke	...	Man in Bar
Richard Pilcher	...	Kirkwood Bartender
John Moon	...	Doctor Taft
John Lescault	...	Attorney General James Speed
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kirk Alexander	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Raymond H. Johnson	...	Dignatary at the Hotel (uncredited)
Sean MacLaughlin	...	Merchant (uncredited)
Jeff Mandon	...	Guard (uncredited)
Michael McKennitt	...	Postmaster General William Dennison (uncredited)
Brian Schmeck	...	Union Cavalry Sergeant (uncredited)

Directed by
John Gray

Writing credits (WGA)
Jim Bishop		(book)
Tim Metcalfe		(teleplay) and
John Gray		(teleplay)

Produced by
Robert Greenwald	....	executive producer
Thomas John Kane	....	producer (as Thomas Kane)
Philip K. Kleinbart	....	supervising producer (as Philip Kleinbart)
Elizabeth Selzer	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Mark Snow

Cinematography by
Ronald Víctor García		(as Ron Garcia)

Film Editing by
Scott Vickrey

Casting by
Wendy Kurtzman

Production Design by
Roy Forge Smith

Art Direction by
Michael Rizzo

Set Decoration by
Marthe Pineau

Costume Design by
Michael T. Boyd

Makeup Department
Vivian Baker	....	key makeup artist
Susan Buffington	....	assistant hair stylist
Bob Harper	....	assistant hair stylist
Sally J. Harper	....	key hair stylist
Rachel Kick	....	assistant makeup artist
Jeff Goodwin	....	special makeup maker (uncredited)

Production Management
Thomas John Kane	....	unit production manager (as Thomas Kane)
Doug Nicely	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Feury	....	first assistant director (as Dick Feury)
Jay Guerra	....	second second assistant director
Jeff Kay	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Richard Blankenship	....	construction coordinator
Michael H. Clark	....	carpenter
Michael R. Clark	....	lead scenic (as Mike Clark)
David Crank	....	set designer
Clifford D. Eubank	....	gangboss
Kelly Farrah	....	property master
Ray Giron	....	assistant property master (as Dr. Ray Giron)
Andy Krish	....	lead man
Andrea Levine	....	on-set dresser
Jennie Hill Robinson	....	construction buyer
Jennie Hill Robinson	....	greensman
Richard Salinas	....	scenic gang boss
Jeff Zook	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Wayne Artman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Oliver Barth	....	dialogue editor
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound editor
Rick Crampton	....	sound editor
Mary H. Ellis	....	sound mixer
Bill Fibben	....	boom operator
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
G. Michael Graham	....	sound supervisor (as Michael Graham)
Robert L. Harman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anton Holden	....	sound editor
Kristi Johns	....	adr editor
Frank Jones	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Macheel	....	sound editor
Adriane Marfiak	....	sound editor
Joseph Melody	....	sound supervisor
Jill Schachne	....	foley artist
Mark Steele	....	sound editor
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor
Tim Terusa	....	sound editor
Lou Thomas	....	sound editor
Rusty Tinsley	....	sound editor
Robert Webber	....	sound editor (as Rob Webber)

Special Effects by
Stephen Lanier	....	special effects foreman
Michael Schorr	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Ryan Brown	....	stunts
Kanin Howell	....	stunts
Shawn Howell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Cheryl Clarson	....	electrician
Peter Clarson	....	gaffer
Sean Doyle	....	camera operator
Chip Hackler	....	additional camera operator
Doug Hyun	....	still photographer
Scott Inge	....	camera loader
Jay Kemp	....	best boy
Greg Martin	....	grip
Tim Metivier	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Darrell B. Sheldon	....	dolly grip
Michael C. Stailey	....	first assistant camera
Aaron Atom Vyvial	....	electrician
Dennis Zoppe	....	key grip

Casting Department
Maxann Crotts	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Olivia Harris	....	casting: New York
Benita Hofstetter	....	casting: Washington D.C.
Helen Jervey	....	casting: Richmond, VA
Mindy Johnson	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dana Campbell	....	key costumer
Stanley Moore	....	costume supervisor
Will James Moore	....	costumer
Bret Schweinfurth	....	costume/uniform researcher

Editorial Department
Jennifer Jean Cacavas	....	assistant editor
Mato	....	color timer

Music Department
Jeff Charbonneau	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Tyler C. Daum	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Maxine Bergen	....	script supervisor
Richard Castro	....	assistant accountant
Mark Cottrell	....	location manager
Carrie Durose	....	production coordinator
Abe Forman-Greenwald	....	production assistant
Billy L. 'Butch' Frank	....	wrangler gang boss
Michael Grigsby	....	production accountant
William Hanchett	....	historian: Lincoln assassination
Carey Jones	....	production secretary
Betty J. Owensby	....	historian: Lewis Paine
Frederic Perrin	....	caterer
Brian Pohanka	....	historical advisor
Rip Russell	....	accounting assistant
Doug Sloan	....	head wrangler
Jeff Transki	....	head taylor
Caleb Womble	....	assistant production coordinator
Phil Nichols	....	prosthetics manufacture (uncredited)
James Wilberger	....	production executive (uncredited)

Thanks
Rita D. McClenny	....	special thanks: The Virginia Film Office (as Rita McClenny)

Production Companies

• Robert Greenwald Productions
• Turner Network Television (TNT)

Distributors

• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Turner Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (1998) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)

Special Effects

• Digital Rezolution

Other Companies

• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Virginia Rep Center - 114 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Company:

Robert Greenwald Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: During his eleven days as a fugitive, Booth shaved off his mustache in the vain hope of making himself less recognizable.

Quotes:

John Wilkes Booth:What we are talking about is property, slaves are property, valuable, well taken care of. Uhh, gentlemen treats his slaves the way he would his finest tools, with care and concern. It's in his own best interest to do so. Now this... dictator, declares they are free. What happens now? What *happens* to these free men? Free to what? Free to go where? What what what are they trained for? It's insanity. I mean does this man truly believe that he can obliterate a way of life that is centuries old?
John Surratt:Preaching to the converted John.
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Movie Connections:

Remake of "Ford Star Jubilee: The Day Lincoln Was Shot (#1.6)" (1956)

Eerily captivating

The only man I ever thought who could give Lincoln justice was Irish born-and-bred Roy Dotrice,but now I have to add Lance Henriksen to the list.I also saw Kris Kristoffersen play the man with the stove pipe hat but that one was made for the whole family. This movie is much more closer to the truth than "The Lincoln Conspiracy" ever was.Booth is much more darker and scarier than I ever remembered and even more forboding when he is trying to romance the ladies.I would hope that every Lincoln afficinado appreciates this movie for its depiction of the darkest day in American history