Abe Lincoln in Illinois – Raymond Massey DVD

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Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.

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Among the most masterful matchups of actor and role in screen history is this stirring film of Robert E. Sherwood’s beloved play taking a thoroughly human look at the early years of our 16th President, with all his frailties and strength of character. Best Actor Oscar nominee* Raymond Massey (who originated the role on stage) wonderfully plays the future Great Emancipator in a chronicle of his backwoods childhood through his first romance with Ann Rutledge (Mary Howard) to his phenomenal rise to President Elect, besting the great orator Stephen Douglas (Gene Lockhart). Ruth Gordon also does memorable work as driven, ambitious Mary Todd Lincoln, whose vision of Abe’s leadership destiny will not be denied by anyone ‘ including her often reticent husband. There’s also no denying the enduring emotional power of this simple, magnificent movie.

 

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This item is a manufactured-on-demand release. Using recordable CDs & DVDs, the label who owns the rights to these MOD releases, custom burns discs for each order sold. Most titles previously had a pressed release but have lapsed out of print and are now only available on these  MOD discs.

 

 

Additional information

Release Year

1940

Format

MOD DVD

Region Code

DVD: 0/All (Region Free/Worldwide)

Special Features

Manufactured on Demand, NTSC

Genre

Drama

Actor

Gene Lockhart, Raymond Massey, Ruth Gordon

Movie/TV Title

Abe Lincoln in Illinois