The Day Lincoln Was Shot (TV film, 1998)
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The Day Lincoln Was Shot was a film made for the TV channel TNT. It is a re-creation of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It is based on the book by Jim Bishop. It stars Lance Henriksen as Abraham Lincoln and Rob Morrow as John Wilkes Booth.
[edit] Cast
- Rob Morrow as John Wilkes Booth
- Lance Henriksen as Abraham Lincoln
- Donna Murphy as Mary Lincoln
- Wil Wheaton as Robert Lincoln
- Titus Welliver as Lewis Paine
- Jaimz Woolvet as David Herold
- Jeremy Sisto as Frederick Seward
- Kirk B.R. Woller as George Atzerodt
- John Pleshette as William H. Seward
- Gregory Itzin as William Crook
- Adam Lamberg as Tad Lincoln
- John Ashton as Ulysses S. Grant
- Eddie Jones as Edwin M. Stanton
- Nancy Robinette as Mary Surratt
[edit] Historical accuracy
The film portrays the events around the assassination during April 3-April 15, 1865. There were very few errors in the movie, but among them are:
- There were only a few people present at the death of Lincoln. In the movie, there are many.
- Clara Harris wore a white satin dress on the actual night. In the film, it is black.
- The other boxes in the theatre, other than the one containing the presidential party, were not in use that night.
