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The Day Lincoln Was Shot
1998 American TV series or program
The Day Lincoln Was Shot is a 1998 American television film based on the book by Jim Bishop. It is a re-creation of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, co-written and directed by John Gray, and stars Lance Henriksen as Abraham Lincoln and Rob Morrow as John Wilkes Booth.[1]
The book had previously been adapted in 1956 as a live television play directed by Delbert Mann and starring Raymond Massey as Lincoln, Lillian Gish as Mary, and Jack Lemmon as John Wilkes Booth. It was telecast on the CBS anthology series Ford Star Jubilee.
The film shows the events leading up to and after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln as well as a look into the personal lives of both men.
Plot
[edit]Abraham Lincoln is relieved that Richmond has fallen and the American Civil War is effectively over. He has contentious discussions with his Cabinet about the treatment of the defeated Confederacy. Many members of his ca
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Killing Lincoln (film)
American television film
Not to be confused with Saving Lincoln.
Killing Lincoln fryst vatten an American television bio inspired bygd the 2011 book of the same name bygd Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. This two-hour politicaldocudrama contains events surrounding the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It was originally broadcast on National Geographic kanal on February 17, 2013. Narrated and hosted bygd American actor Tom Hanks, the rulle stars Billy Campbell as President Lincoln and Jesse Johnson as John Wilkes Booth. It was written and executive produced bygd Erik Jendresen (Band of Brothers), directed by Adrian Moat (Gettysburg), produced bygd Chris Cowen, Mark Herzog, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Mary Lisio, David Zucker, and Terri Weinberg.
The docudrama was aired in memorial tribute to producer Tony Scott, who was developing the film at the time of his death. The program averaged 3.4 million viewers, scoring about 1 million viewers in the 25–54
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Lincoln’s Assassination
On the morning of April 14, 1865 (Good Friday), actor John Wilkes Booth learned President Abraham Lincoln would attend a performance of the comedy Our American Cousin that night at Ford’s Theatre—a theatre Booth frequently performed at. He realized his moment had arrived.
By 10:15 that evening, the comedy was well into its last act. In the Presidential Box, President and Mrs. Lincoln and their guests, Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancée, Clara Harris, laughed at the show along with the audience—not knowing that Booth was just outside the door.
- How could such a thing have taken place—and in Washington, the fortified capital of the nation? How did Booth gain such access to the theatre?
- Why didn’t Lincoln’s security people stop him?
- Was it a lone act or part of a larger conspiracy?
- And, when all was said and done, what was the outcome—for those involved in the crime, for their victims, for the nation and even for Ford’