Lincoln (miniseries)
| Lincoln | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Starring |
Sam Waterston Mary Tyler Moore Richard Mulligan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Broadcast | |
| Original airing | 1988 |
Lincoln is a 1988 American television mini-series starring Sam Waterston as Abraham Lincoln, Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Todd Lincoln, and Richard Mulligan as William H. Seward. It was directed by Lamont Johnson and was based on Gore Vidal’s novel. It covers the time period running from Lincoln’s election as President of the United States to the time of his assassination
Lamont Johnson won an Emmy for directing Lincoln.[1]
The film was shot almost entirely in Richmond, Virginia and it cost $8 million to produce.[2]
Cast
- Sam Waterston as Abraham Lincoln
- Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Todd Lincoln
- Richard Mulligan as William H. Seward
- Deborah Adair as Kate Chase
- Gregory Cooke as Robert Lincoln
- Steven Culp as Johnny Hay
- Jeffrey DeMunn as William Herndon
- Jon DeVries as Edwin Stanton
- James Gammon as Ulysses S. Grant
- Thomas Gibson as William Sprague
References
- ↑ "Emmy-Winning Director Lamont Johnson Dies at 88". Emmys.tv. October 26, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/20/arts/television-a-filtered-portrait-of-lincoln-comes-to-the-small-screen.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
External links
- Lincoln at the Internet Movie Database
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