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Lincoln

Dec 26, 1992

4h 0m

★ 7.3

Overview

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

President Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Jason Robards

Narrator (voice)

James Earl Jones

Mary Todd Lincoln (voice)

Glenn Close

Ward Hill Lamon (voice)

Richard Widmark

John G. Nicolay (voice)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Winfield Scott (voice)

Burgess Meredith

John Hay (voice)

Richard Thomas

Dennis Hanks (voice)

Ned Beatty

Horace Greeley (voice)

Barnard Hughes

Sarah Bush Lincoln (voice)

Maureen Stapleton

William Herndon (voice)

Keith Carradine

Elizabeth Todd Edwards (voice)

Blythe Danner

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