Young Mr. Lincoln [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; Twentieth Century Fox presents Darryl F. Zanuck's production of ; a Cosmopolitan production ; directed by John Ford ; original screen play by Lamar Trotti.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Criterion Collection ;
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([36] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan, Eddie Collins, Pauline Moore, Richard Cromwell, Donald Meek, Judith Dickens, Eddie Quillan, Spencer Charters, Ward Bond. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1939. Supplements: disc 2: Omnibus: John Ford, Part One [1992 BBC television profile of John Ford] (43 min.); Parkinson: "Meets Henry Fonda" [1975 BBC television interview] (49 min.); Dan Ford interviews [Audio only 1973-John Ford, 1978-Henry Fonda] (13 min.); Academy Award Theater [Radio adaptation, audio only, MP3 version available] (30 min.); Gallery [text feature]. Accompanying booklet includes the essays "Hero In Waiting" by Geoffrey O'Brien and "Mr. Lincoln by Mr. Ford" by Sergei Eisenstein.
Contents:
Disc 1. the film (100 min.) -- disc 2. the supplements.
Summary:
In this unforgettable portrait of the early life of the Great Emancipator, young Mr. Lincoln, after teaching himself law, has barely started practicing when an Independence Day celebration ends with a stabbing. Abe first stops a lynch mob from killing brothers Matt and Adam Clay, and then defends them against a seasoned prosecutor and his crafty adviser. As presented here, Lincoln is a strong but peaceful frontier democrat, his quiet, awkward, folksy demeanor the outward manifestation of a deep humility, and a wise sadness at human folly. His awareness that his attempts to reconcile opposing forces--despite the occasional temporary victory--are doomed but necessary, hint at the character that will respond to the destiny that awaits him.
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