

The Lincoln Conspiracy
“Secrets Kept Hidden for 100 Years Are Now Revealed”
Overview
Speculates that John Wilkes Booth, murderer of Abraham Lincoln, escaped to Canada instead of being tracked down and killed soon after the assassination.
Top Cast

Bradford Dillman
John Wilkes Booth

John Dehner
Col. Lafayette C. Baker

Whit Bissell
Sen. John Conness

John Anderson
Abraham Lincoln

Robert Middleton
Edwin M. Stanton

Ken Kercheval
John Surratt

Christopher Allport
Michael O'Laughlin

Fred Grandy
David Herold
James Green
Capt. James William Boyd
Brad Crandall
Narrator
Themes & Keywords
About The Lincoln Conspiracy
The Lincoln Conspiracy is a drama, fantasy film released in 1977 exploring themes of assassination, civil war, treason, alternate history, speculative, usa history. Directed by James L. Conway, it stars Bradford Dillman, John Dehner, Whit Bissell. Speculates that John Wilkes Booth, murderer of Abraham Lincoln, escaped to Canada instead of being tracked down and killed soon after the assassination.
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