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Killing Lincoln

Killing Lincoln

20135.81h 29m

Overview

April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history—the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln.

Directed by Adrian Moat
Written by Erik Jendresen, Martin Dugard, Bill O'Reilly
Produced by Christopher G. Cowen, Adrian Moat
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

Top Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self - Narrator

Geraldine Hughes

Geraldine Hughes

Mary Todd Lincoln

Billy Campbell

Billy Campbell

Abraham Lincoln

Brett Dalton

Brett Dalton

Robert Todd Lincoln

Shane Callahan

Shane Callahan

Lieutenant J.T. Bolton

Graham Beckel

Graham Beckel

Edwin Stanton

Samuel Hunt

Samuel Hunt

W. H. Crook

Michael Goodwin

Michael Goodwin

Captain Arvold

Regen Wilson

Regen Wilson

Peter Taltavul

Shawn Pyfrom

Shawn Pyfrom

Private John W. Nichols

Themes & Keywords

assassinationusa president19th centuryabraham lincoln

About Killing Lincoln

Killing Lincoln is a documentary, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of assassination, usa president, 19th century, abraham lincoln. Directed by Adrian Moat, it stars Tom Hanks, Geraldine Hughes, Billy Campbell. April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history—the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln.

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