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Killing Lincoln
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Killing Lincoln

2013 · 89 min Documentary Drama
⭐ 5.8 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Adrian Moat

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self - Narrator

Geraldine Hughes

Geraldine Hughes

Mary Todd Lincoln

Billy Campbell

Billy Campbell

Abraham Lincoln

Brett Dalton

Brett Dalton

Robert Todd Lincoln

Shane Callahan

Shane Callahan

Lieutenant J.T. Bolton

Graham Beckel

Graham Beckel

Edwin Stanton

Samuel Hunt

Samuel Hunt

W. H. Crook

Michael Goodwin

Michael Goodwin

Captain Arvold

Regen Wilson

Regen Wilson

Peter Taltavul

Shawn Pyfrom

Shawn Pyfrom

Private John W. Nichols

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