The conspirator [DVD] / the American Film Company, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions present a production of the American Film Company in association with Wildwood Enterprises ; produced by Robert Redford, Greg Shapiro, Bill Holderman, Brian Falk, Robert Stone ; screenplay by James Solomon ; directed by Robert Redford.
Special features: audio commentary with the director ; introduction to the American Film Company ; theatrical trailer ; feature-length documentary "The conspirator : the plot to kill Lincoln" ; the making of the film ; 10 "witness history" featurettes on the historical background and making of the film ; photo gallery ; TV spots. Danny Huston, James McAvoy, Kevin Kline, Robin Wright, Evan Rachel Wood.
Summary:
Behind the story you've always heard about Abraham Lincoln's assassination, comes the thrilling true story about the people accused of conspiring to take down a government. In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, Vice President, and Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt, owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth, planned the simultaneous attacks.
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