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Lincoln

  • 2012
  • K-12
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012)
As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
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As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the ... Read allAs the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.

  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writers
    • Tony Kushner
    • Doris Kearns Goodwin
  • Stars
    • Daniel Day-Lewis
    • Sally Field
    • David Strathairn
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    272K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,557
    292
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Tony Kushner
      • Doris Kearns Goodwin
    • Stars
      • Daniel Day-Lewis
      • Sally Field
      • David Strathairn
    • 968User reviews
    • 568Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 107 wins & 251 nominations total

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    Cast

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    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    • Abraham Lincoln
    Sally Field
    Sally Field
    • Mary Todd Lincoln
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • William Seward
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Robert Lincoln
    James Spader
    James Spader
    • W.N. Bilbo
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Preston Blair
    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • Thaddeus Stevens
    John Hawkes
    John Hawkes
    • Robert Latham
    Jackie Earle Haley
    Jackie Earle Haley
    • Alexander Stephens
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Edwin Stanton
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Tony Kushner
      • Doris Kearns Goodwin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Steven Spielberg spent 12 years researching the film. He recreated Abraham Lincoln's Executive Mansion office precisely, with the same wallpaper and books Lincoln used. The ticking of Lincoln's watch in the film is the sound of Lincoln's actual pocket watch. Lincoln's watch is housed in the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky (not the Lincoln Presidential Library). It is the watch he carried the day of his assassination.
    • Goofs
      In Lincoln's death scene, he is shown lying somewhat on his side, on top of the covers on a bed at the Petersen House (across from Ford's Theatre). In reality, Abraham Lincoln lingered nearly 10 hours and had been put into bed under the covers to keep him warm, and diagonally, because he was so tall he wouldn't have fit otherwise.
    • Quotes

      Abraham Lincoln: It was right after the revolution, right after peace had been concluded. And Ethan Allen went to London to help our new country conduct its business with the king. The English sneered at how rough we are and rude and simple-minded and on like that, everywhere he went. 'Til one day he was invited to the townhouse of a great English lord. Dinner was served, beverages imbibed, time passed as happens and Mr. Allen found he needed the privy. He was grateful to be directed to this. Relieved, you might say. Mr. Allen discovered on entering the water closet that the only decoration therein was a portrait of George Washington. Ethan Allen done what he came to do and returned to the drawing room. His host and the others were disappointed when he didn't mention Washington's portrait. And finally his lordship couldn't resist and asked Mr. Allen had he noticed it, the picture of Washington. He said he had. Well, what did he think of its placement? Did it seem appropriately located to Mr. Allen? And Mr. Allen said it did. The host was astounded.

      [British accent]

      Abraham Lincoln: "Appropriate? George Washington's likeness in a water closet?"

      [normal voice]

      Abraham Lincoln: "Yes," said Mr. Allen, "where it will do good service. The world knows nothing will make an Englishman shit quicker than the sight of George Washington."

      [the whole room laughs]

      Abraham Lincoln: I love that story.

    • Crazy credits
      No opening credits except for the main title.
    • Alternate versions
      For international releases, an additional prologue about the Civil War was added prior to the start of the film. It mostly shows archive photos with the prologue text included in it. This was decided by the studio's marketing department in its research which realized that while many non-American audiences know of the titular character, most of them are not familiar with the war itself.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.10 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      We Are Coming, Father Abra'am
      Words by James Sloan Gibbons

      Music by Stephen Foster (as Stephen Collins Foster)

    User reviews968

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    9/10
    Truly a masterful performance by Day-Lewis
    My husband and I are a little odd in that we tend to gravitate towards certain actors and follow their work, as opposed to just looking for a movie to watch. We've done that with all of Daniel Day-Lewis's films and for the most part, have never been let down.

    He's at the top of his game here. This is is crowning achievement. Besides doing a silly goofy comedy where he has to be completely relaxed and making fun of himself, I think he could do anything. But having said that, that is probably what he will conquer next. You really can't throw a challenge at him that he can't field. He became not just the president of the United States, but arguably the most iconic and certainly the most caricatured of them all. But he did it in as much of an authentic way as he could have.
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    FAQ3

    • Why does Abraham Lincoln's voice sound so high-pitched?
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    • Did Lincoln really say his primary goal was to save the union and not end slavery?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2013 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Office Seekers
    • Filming locations
      • State Capitol, Capitol Square - Ninth & Grace Streets, Richmond, Virginia, USA(U.S. Capitol scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Reliance Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $65,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $182,207,973
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $944,308
      • Nov 11, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $275,293,450
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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