Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided Part 1 - Ambition (19 Feb. 2001)

Writers:

David Grubin, Geoffrey C. Ward

Stars:

David Morse, Holly Hunter, David McCullough

1 win.

Cast

Episode credited cast:
David Morse	...	Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Holly Hunter	...	Mary Lincoln (voice)
David McCullough	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Harvey Baker	...	Herself
David Herbert Donald	...	Himself
Doris Kearns Goodwin	...	Herself (interviewee)
Kevin R. Hershberger	...	Union Infantryman (as Kevin Hershberger)
David E. Long	...	Himself
Donald Miller	...	Himself
Mary Genevieve Murphy	...	Herself
Mark E. Neely Jr.	...	Himself
Tim L. Smith	...	Union Infantryman (as Timothy Smith)
Charles B. Strozier	...	Himself
Linda Levitt Turner	...	Herself
Margaret Washington	...	Herself

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

reference to mary todd lincoln | u.s. president | reenactment | assassination of president | reference to abraham lincoln | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS - series site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

David Grubin Productions, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), WGBH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

360 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

historical jewel

A thrilling account Lincoln's presidency using personal letters and Lincoln family communications. I always love to hear the actual letters and diaries read to get a better understanding of people's feelings at the time. There was a tremendous amount of information not written in the history books. While complete press reports were conspicuously missing from the documentary, the extreme views of the time are brushed over. Getting to know the Lincolns and their family as well as the terrible times they lived through. The constant personal conflicts between Lincoln and his aids, cabinet secretaries, and military leaders were all relatively new to me. The death of their son Willie and the misery that loss caused for Mary Lincoln. It reaffirmed the inner strength and intellect I suspected of Abe Lincoln, and is missing from the leaders of today. The lack of action by the arrogant McClelland, just goes to show you that the elite have nothing on the common man. A true jewel for Lincoln fans and history buffs.