The Perfect Tribute

Apr 21, 1991

1h 40m

★ 6.0

Overview

A boy risks life and limb to travel across the war-torn southern states of America during the height of hostilities in the Civil War, hoping to visit his wounded brother in a field hospital on the other side of the country. His accidental meeting with Abraham Lincoln helps the disheartened president understand just how important the Gettysburg Address really is.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Procter & Gamble Productions

The Perfect Tribute Trailers

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Cast

President Abraham Lincoln

Jason Robards

Benjamin Blair

Lukas Haas

Carter Blair

Campbell Scott

Farm Woman

Katherine Helmond

Warren

Ed Flanders

Edward Everett

José Ferrer

Gov. Curtin

Daniel Davis

Blair

Richard Jenkins

Mrs. Blair

Laurie Kennedy

Dr. Thomas

Dakin Matthews

Lamon

Bruce McGill

Wills

Scott Paulin

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0.0

Lincoln in the Bardo

Feb 11, 2017

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln's youngest son is laid to rest. That night, Lincoln visits his son's crypt, a chorus of ghosts narrating their brief reunion. Based on the bestselling novel by acclaimed author George Saunders.

0.0

The Lincoln League

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Based on the true story of John Scobell, one of the first African American spies in our nation’s intelligence service. In 1861, President Lincoln commissions his spymaster Allan Pinkerton to incorporate a new network of African American spies. This group, operating right under the noses of their Southern masters, comes to be known as The Royal Lincoln League.

4.0

Strange Glory

Jul 1, 1938

During the American Civil War, General Ulysses Grant carries out the 'Tennessee Plan,' which involves stopping the Confederate supply line on the Tennessee River. This proved to be a vital action for the North in its push south...

7.0

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Feb 22, 1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.

7.2

Young Mr. Lincoln

Jun 9, 1939

In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.

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49

Nov 14, 2024

Abraham Lincoln died in 1865, Archduke Franz Ferdinand died in 1914, JFK died in 1963 - All 49 years apart. This is the story of the time-traveling Bullet who killed them.

5.6

The Lincoln Conspiracy

Oct 1, 1977

Speculative hokum about John Wilkes Booth, murderer of Abraham Lincoln, escaped to Canada instead of being tracked down and killed soon after the assassination.

6.8

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Feb 28, 1936

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865, during a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington; Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.

6.9

Lincoln

Nov 9, 2012

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

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Lincoln in the White House

Feb 11, 1939

This short chronicles Abraham Lincoln's presidency from his inauguration through delivery of the Gettysburg Address.

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5.0

Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

Jan 1, 1978

In this alleged retelling of Lincoln's early life, the President-to-be is rescued by Henry, a Black man and freed slave who has lost his papers. Locals with a grudge against Lincoln and a hatred of African-Americans frame Henry for stealing, and it's up to Lincoln to defend the man and find the vital clue that will set him free.

4.5

A Failure at Fifty

Jul 1, 1940

The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man.

6.8

The Day Lincoln Was Shot

Apr 12, 1998

A dramatization of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Based on the book by Jim Bishop.

5.8

Of Human Hearts

Feb 11, 1938

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.

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The Great Man's Whiskers

May 2, 1972

A young girl writes to President Abraham Lincoln to advise him to grow a beard.

5.4

Abraham Lincoln

Nov 8, 1930

A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; his debates with Stephen A. Douglas; the election of 1860; his presidency during the Civil War; and his assassination in Ford’s Theater in 1865.

0.0

Lavender Men

May 2, 2025

Taffeta, a contemporary queer person of color, summons Abraham Lincoln to perform an elaborate historical fantasia within her own head — only to learn that she can’t hide from her own present-day demons in the shadows of someone else’s past.

5.8

Killing Lincoln

Feb 16, 2013

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.

5.2

Saving Lincoln

Feb 15, 2013

The almost entirely true story of Abraham Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, U.S. Marshal Ward Hill Lamon - a banjo-playing Southerner who foiled repeated attempts on the President's life, and kept him functioning during the darkest hours of the Civil War.