Lincoln [DVD] / [videorecording] / Dreamworks Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Reliant Entertainment present ; in association with Participant Media and Dune Entertainment ; an Amblin Entertainment/Kennedy/Marshall Company production ; a Steven Spielberg film ; directed by Steven Spielberg; screenplay by Tony Kushner ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy.
Open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing. Sally Field, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jackie Earle Haley, John Hawkes, Jared Harris. Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2012. Based in part on Team of rivals : the political genius of Abraham Lincoln / by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Issued as part of a 2-disc combo pack. University of Pennsylvania Libraries have classed the DVD and the Blu-ray separately. Special feature: The journey to 'Lincoln.' Aspect ratio 2.40:1.
Summary:
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th 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.
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