Story of movie Lincoln 1988 Film :
Lincoln, also known as Gore Vidal's Lincoln, is a 1988 American television miniseries starring Sam Waterston as Abraham Lincoln, Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Todd Lincoln, and Richard Mulligan as William H. Seward. It was directed by Lamont Johnson and was based on Gore Vidal’s novel. It covers the period from Lincoln’s election as President of the United States to the time of his assassination
| Lincoln | |
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| Genre | Biography |
| Written by | Gore Vidal (novel) Ernest Kinoy (screenplay) |
| Directed by | Lamont Johnson |
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| Composer(s) | Ernest Gold |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bill Finnegan Pat Finnegan Sheldon Pinchuk |
| Producer(s) | Bob Christiansen |
| Cinematography | William Wages |
| Editor(s) | James Oliver |
| Running time | 188 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Technicolor |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | March 27, 1988 |
Lamont Johnson won an Emmy for directing Lincoln. The miniseries was also nominated for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Art Direction in a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (Mary Tyler Moore), Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special, Outstanding Mini-series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (Ruby Dee) at the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The film was shot almost entirely in Richmond, Virginia, and it cost $8 million to produce.
- Sam Waterston as Abraham Lincoln
- Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Todd Lincoln
- Richard Mulligan as William H. Seward
- Deborah Adair as Kate Chase
- Gregory Cooke as Robert Lincoln
- Steven Culp as Johnny Hay
- Jeffrey DeMunn as William Herndon
- Jon DeVries as Edwin Stanton
- James Gammon as Ulysses S. Grant
- Thomas Gibson as William Sprague
- Ruby Dee as Elizabeth Keckley
