Gore Vidal's Lincoln (1988)
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Originally telecast in two parts on March 27 and 28 of 1988, Lincoln was adapted from the bestselling "factual fiction" by Gore Vidal. Sam Waterston stars as Abraham Lincoln, with Mary Tyler Moore frighteningly convincing as the tragic Mary Todd Lincoln. Predictably, Part One of Lincoln… More Originally telecast in two parts on March 27 and 28 of 1988, Lincoln was adapted from the bestselling "factual fiction" by Gore Vidal. Sam Waterston stars as Abraham Lincoln, with Mary Tyler Moore frighteningly convincing as the tragic Mary Todd Lincoln. Predictably, Part One of Lincoln deals with the inauguration, the outbreak of War, and the president's tiltings with his cabinet, while Part Two includes the Emancipation Proclamation, the appointment of General Grant (James Gammon), and the assassination. The throughline of the script is the deteriorating mental condition of Mary Lincoln, not to mention her injurious impulsiveness: at one point, Honest Abe must cover up the fact that Mary has stolen a copy of his inaugural speech and sold it. Evidently, the name of Gore Vidal was not considered enough of a drawing card by the NBC publicists, who insisted upon advertising Lincoln as the second coming of Gone With the Wind, adding the teaser tagline "The Untold Story." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lamont Johnson
- Genres
- Drama
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Mar 27, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- Screen Media
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Cast
- Deborah Adair
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Bev Appleton
as Office Seeker #2
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Joshua Billings
as Assistant Manager
- Tom Brennan
- Gregory Cooke
- Steven Culp
- Jon De Vries
- Jeffrey DeMunn
- Ruby Dee
- Jerome Dempsey
- George Ede
- Robin Gammell
- James Gammon
- Thomas Gibson
- Tim Guinee
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J. Michael Hunter
as Office Seeker #1
- Cleavon Little
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Lee Lively
as General Wood
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Tom Mason
as So. Congressman #1
- John McMartin
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Mary Tyler Moore
as Mary Lincoln
- Richard Mulligan
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Alan Sader
as Sickles
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Rick Warner
as Staff Colonel
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Sam Waterston
as Abraham Lincoln
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John Houseman
as General Scott
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Dick Harrington
as Stewart
- Aaron Michael Lacey
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Roy Butler
as So. Congressman #3
- Jon DeVries
