The revealing story of the 16th US 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.
Acting
Day-Lewis stayed in character for 3 months. Sally Field fought for this role.
Writing
Tony Kushner's script: 200 pages of political knife-fighting in top hats.
Cinematography
Janusz Kamiński's candlelit gloom. Looks like a haunted painting.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Daniel Day-Lewis
Abraham Lincoln
Sally Field
Mary Todd Lincoln
David Strathairn
William Seward
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Robert Lincoln
James Spader
W.N. Bilbo
Hal Holbrook
Preston Blair
Tommy Lee Jones
Thaddeus Stevens
John Hawkes
Robert Latham
Jackie Earle Haley
Alexander Stephens
Bruce McGill
Edwin Stanton
Tim Blake Nelson
Richard Schell
Joseph Cross
John Hay
Jared Harris
Ulysses S. Grant
Lee Pace
Fernando Wood
Peter McRobbie
George Pendleton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Day-Lewis texted his co-stars as Lincoln, signing off 'Yours, A.' They kept the texts.
The film skips the assassination on-screen, breaking biopic tradition. Spielberg felt audiences didn't need another violent death.
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