The Last of Mrs. Lincoln

Sep 16, 1976

2h 10m

★ 0.0

Overview

The Last of Mrs. Lincoln depicts the final seventeen years of Mary Todd Lincoln's life, following her husband's assassination.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

KCET

Hollywood Television Theatre

Broadway Theatre Archive

The Last of Mrs. Lincoln Trailers

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Cast

Mary Todd Lincoln

Julie Harris

Robert Lincoln

Michael Cristofer

Tad Lincoln

Robby Benson

Lewis Baker

Patrick Duffy

Mary Harlan

Linda Kelsey

Elizabeth Edwards

Priscilla Morrill

Senator Austin

Denver Pyle

Ninnian Edwards

Ford Rainey

Young Tad Lincoln

Billy Simpson

Lizzie

Royce Wallace

Mrs. McCullough

Kate Wilkinson

Porter

John Furlong

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8.0

National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art

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0.0

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No overview available.

7.0

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8.7

National Theatre Live: Hansard

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8.5

National Theatre Live: Present Laughter

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As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

6.0

National Theatre Live: Three Sisters

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Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War. Lolo, Nne Chukwu and Udo are grieving the loss of their father. Months before, two ruthless military coups plunged the country into chaos. Fuelled by foreign intervention, the conflict encroaches on their provincial village, and the sisters long to return to their former home in Lagos.

7.9

True West

Feb 1, 1984

A screenwriter gets conned out of selling a script to a Hollywood producer by his brother, who pitches his own idea for a movie. This video recording of the 1982 Steppenwolf Theatre Company production was later broadcast by PBS.

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9.0

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10.0

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8.0

RENT

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Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohème, Rent features book, music, and lyrics by Jonathan Larson. Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre brings a new live production of Rent directly to your home with this streamed performance filmed during the live run.

8.0

Othello

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Filmed version of the 2019 Stratford Festival production.

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Romance/Romance

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7.1

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Povel Ramel's 1962 show as filmed for television. This time the usual gang of four is joined by promising young comedian Hasse Alfredsson.

6.6

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