Lincoln

Lincoln

149 mins | Drama, History | 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.

Lincoln

149 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 9, 2012

Lincoln
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers DreamWorks Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Amblin Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment
Original title Lincoln
Directors Steven Spielberg
Writers Doris Kearns Goodwin, Tony Kushner

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

as Abraham Lincoln

Sally Field

as Mary Todd Lincoln

David Strathairn

as William Seward

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

as Robert Lincoln

James Spader

as W.N. Bilbo

Hal Holbrook

as Preston Blair

Tommy Lee Jones

as Thaddeus Stevens

John Hawkes

as Robert Latham

Jackie Earle Haley

as Alexander Stephens

Bruce McGill

as Edwin Stanton

Tim Blake Nelson

as Richard Schell

Joseph Cross

as John Hay

Jared Harris

as Ulysses S. Grant

Lee Pace

as Fernando Wood

Peter McRobbie

as George Pendleton

Gulliver McGrath

as Tad Lincoln

Gloria Reuben

as Elizabeth Keckley

Jeremy Strong

as John Nicolay

Michael Stuhlbarg

as George Yeaman

Boris McGiver

as Alexander Coffroth

David Costabile

as James Ashley

Stephen Spinella

as Asa Vintner Litton

Walton Goggins

as Clay Hawkins

David Warshofsky

as William Hutton

Colman Domingo

as Private Harold Green

David Oyelowo

as Corporal Ira Clark

Lukas Haas

as First White Soldier

Dane DeHaan

as Second White Soldier

Carlos Thompson

as Navy Yard – Shouting Soldier

Bill Camp

as Mr. Jolly

Elizabeth Marvel

as Mrs. Jolly

Byron Jennings

as Montgomery Blair

Julie White

as Elizabeth Blair Lee

Charmaine White

as Minerva – Blair's Servant

Ralph D. Edlow

as Leo – Blair's Servant

Grainger Hines

as Gideon Welles

Richard Topol

as James Speed

Walt Smith

as William Fessenden

Dakin Matthews

as John Usher

James 'Ike' Eichling

as William Dennison

Wayne Duvall

as Senator Bluff Wade

Bill Raymond

as Schuyler Colfax

Michael Stanton Kennedy

as Hiram Price

Ford Flannagan

as White House Doorkeeper – Tom Pendel

Robert Ayers

as White House Petitioner

Robert Peters

as Jacob Graylor

John Moon

as Edwin LeClerk

Kevin Lawrence O'Donnell

as Charles Hanson

Jamie Horton

as Giles Stuart

Joe Dellinger

as Nelson Merrick

Richard Warner

as Homer Benson

Elijah Chester

as Union Army Officer

Dave Hager

as Captain Nathan Saunders – River Queen

Sean Haggerty

as Officer in Peace Commissioners Exchange

Mike Shiflett

as Senator R.M.T. Hunter

Gregory Itzin

as Judge John A. Campbell

Stephen Dunn

as Petersburg Siege Lines – Confederate Officer

Stephen McKinley Henderson

as William Slade

Chase Edmunds

as Willie Lincoln

John Hutton

as Senator Charles Sumner

Robert Ruffin

as Major Thompson Eckert

Drew Sease

as David Homer Bates

John Lescault

as Gustavus Fox

Scott Wichmann

as Charles Benjamin

Adam Driver

as Samuel Beckwith

Jean Kennedy Smith

as House of Representatives – Woman Shouter

Shirley Augustine

as House of Representatives – Woman Shouter

Sarah Wylie

as House of Representatives – Woman Shouter

Margaret Ann McGowan

as House of Representatives – Woman Shouter

Hilary Montgomery

as House of Representatives – Woman Shouter

Asa-Luke Twocrow

as Ely Parker

Lancer Dean Shull

as Union Soldier – Bodyguard

Robert Wilharm

as Wounded Soldier

Kevin Kline

as Wounded Soldier

John Jones

as Wounded Soldier

Paul Gowans

as Wounded Soldier

Joseph Miller

as Wounded Soldier

John Bellemer

as Faust

Mary Dunleavy

as Marguerite

Christopher Evan Welch

as Clerk – Edward McPherson

Alan Sader

as Sergeant At Arms

Gannon McHale

as Aaron Haddam

Ken Lambert

as Augustus Benjamin

Thomas Belgrey

as Arthur Bentleigh

Ted Johnson

as John Ellis

Don Henderson Baker

as Walter Appleton

Raynor Scheine

as Josiah S. 'Beanpole' Burton

Armistead Wellford

as Nehemiah Cleary

Michael Ruff

as Harold Hollister

Rich Wills

as House of Representatives – Soldier One

Stephen Bozzo

as House of Representatives – Soldier Two

Christopher Alan Stewart

as Sergeant – Grant's HQ

Teddy Eck

as Corporal – Grant's HQ

Todd Fletcher

as Walter H. Washburn

Charles Kinney

as Myer Strauss

Joseph Carlson

as Joseph Marstern

Michael Goodwin

as Chilton A. Elliot

Edward McDonald

as Daniel G. Stuart

Jim Batchelder

as Howard Guillefoyle

Gregory Hosaflook

as John F. McKenzie

Joe Kerkes

as Andrew E. Finck

William Kaffenberger

as John A. Casson

Larry Van Hoose

as Avon Hanready

C. Brandon Marshall

as Rufus Warren

David Russell Graham

as House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter

Benjamin Shirley

as House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter

Henry Kidd

as House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter

Joseph Frances Filipowski

as House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter

Thomas Aldridge

as House of Representatives

Sidney Blackmer Jr.

as House of Representatives

Billy Caldwell

as House of Representatives

Glenn T. Crone

as House of Representatives

Martin Dew

as House of Representatives

Theodore Ewald

as House of Representatives

Todd Hunter

as House of Representatives

Joe Inscoe

as House of Representatives

Raymond H. Johnson

as House of Representatives

Gary Keener

as House of Representatives

Randolph Meekins

as House of Representatives

Frank Moran

as House of Representatives

Charley Morgan

as House of Representatives

Chad Pettit

as House of Representatives

Barry Privett

as House of Representatives

Leslie Rogers

as House of Representatives

Marcello Rollando

as House of Representatives

Keith Tyree

as House of Representatives

Kevin J. Walsh

as House of Representatives

Robert Wray

as House of Representatives

S. Epatha Merkerson

as Lydia Smith

Christopher Boyer

as General Robert E. Lee

Stephen Dunford

as Actor Swordsman

David Doersch

as Actor Demon Affrit

Christopher Cartmill

as Leonard Grover

Robert Shepherd

as Dr. Joseph K. Barnes