Lincoln (2010)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Doris Kearns Goodwin (biography)
Tony Kushner (screenplay)
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Release Date:

2010 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History | War

Plot:

The sixteenth President of the United States guides the North to victory during the Civil War. |

Plot Keywords:

Abraham Lincoln | Character Name In Title

Status:

Announced

Comments:

Could be ready for an early 2009 shoot, after Spielberg complete's "Tintin".

Status Updated:

12 May 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Liam Neeson	...	Abraham Lincoln
Sally Field	...	Mary Todd Lincoln (rumored)

Directed by
Steven Spielberg

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Doris Kearns Goodwin		biography
Tony Kushner		screenplay
John Logan		original screenplay
Paul Webb		original screenplay

Produced by
Kathleen Kennedy	....	producer
Steven Spielberg	....	producer

Original Music by
John Williams

Cinematography by
Janusz Kaminski

Film Editing by
Michael Kahn

Art Department
Greg Aronowitz	....	model maker
Scot Erb	....	model maker
Jason Mahakian	....	master model maker

Other crew
Kyle Cookmeyer	....	production assistant
Henry Herman	....	stand-in: Liam Neeson

Production Companies

• Amblin Entertainment
• DreamWorks SKG
• Kennedy/Marshall Company, The

Distributors

• DreamWorks SKG (2009) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix

Also Known As:

Untitled Steven Spielberg/Abraham Lincoln Project (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

Liam Neeson has read 22 books on the life of Abraham Lincoln, as well as reading his personal diaries to prepare for his role.