Killing Lincoln

2013

Action / Biography / Drama / History / War

18
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 61%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 2468 2.5K

assassination usa president 19th century abraham lincoln

Plot summary

April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history—the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln.

Director

Adrian Moat Photo
Adrian Moat

Top cast

Tom Hanks Photo
Tom Hanks as Himself - Narrator
Regen Wilson Photo
Regen Wilson as Peter Taltavul
Billy Campbell Photo
Billy Campbell as Abraham Lincoln
David Foster Photo
David Foster as James Gifford
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788.89 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.62 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Sammiswetz 7 / 10

The shocking assassination that shook the nation

The tragedy of President Abraham Lincoln's death is narrated in this film by Tom Hanks. I found Hanks to be an appropriate narrator, as he has a powerful voice and was confident in himself, making the movie easier to watch. However, I did not particularly like the actor for Booth. You could tell that he was acting, it wasn't a convincing performance. Regardless, the historical facts are all highly accurate, with little to no aspects of the film exaggerated. I would suggest this movie to anyone interested in learning more about the presidents death, as you are walked through the events, and can rely on the accuracy of the facts. Moreover, I was a fan of the fact that periodically throughout the movie, the number of days Lincoln had left to live were announced. A fact that I was unaware of prior to watching the film was that Lincoln had a dream a few days before his assassination, of his own death.
Reviewed by blanche-2 7 / 10

interesting, but slow going

Tom Hanks hosts this drama/documentary about the assassination of Lincoln. As one can imagine, it's a dark and sad story, but I found some of it very interesting. I don't consider myself the last word on the assassination -- if you are, you're not going to enjoy this as I doubt there was anything new there.The focus initially is the Booth family, especially John Wilkes, as he plots to kill the President, the Secretary of State, and the Vice President. It also covers his earlier foiled attempt. Apparently you just couldn't kill William Seward -- the man not only was nearly killed by a co-conspirator, but at the time, he was ill.Billy Campbell plays Lincoln. He has a naturally high, light voice, so I suspect after Daniel Day-Lewis' research of descriptions of Lincoln's voice, this will become the norm. I found moments before the actual assassination, with Lincoln's last words to his wife, "They won't think anything about it," quite touching.The dramatization then covers Wilkes and his co-conspirators' attempts to escape, Booth's death, the capture of the others, and their varying prison/death sentences.It's interesting material if you're not all that familiar with it.
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