Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: Tony Kushner

Based on a book by: Doris Kearns Goodwin

Keywords: Drama, Biography, Civil War, POTUS, Washington DC

Historical biopic recounts the story of then-President Abraham Lincoln's efforts to bring about a Union victory in the Civil War and secure passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

ABSTRACT
Directed by Steven Spielberg and featuring a star-studded cast benchmarked by Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln is an epic historical drama about the Great Emancipator's political machinations concerning an end to slavery in the wake of the North's Civil War victory, recounting events in the framework of a timeline that runs all the way up to the President's fateful night at Ford's Theatre. Won Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Set Decoration; nominated for ten others, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joseph Cross	Actor	28-May-1986		Running with Scissors
Daniel Day-Lewis	Actor	29-Apr-1957		My Left Foot
Adam Driver	Actor	19-Nov-1983		Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens
Sally Field	Actor	6-Nov-1946		Steel Magnolias
Walton Goggins	Actor	10-Nov-1971		Boyd Crowder on Justified
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Actor	17-Feb-1981		Third Rock From the Sun
Lukas Haas	Actor	16-Apr-1976		Amish boy in Witness
Jackie Earle Haley	Actor	14-Jul-1961		Breaking Away
Jared Harris	Actor	24-Aug-1961		I Shot Andy Warhol
John Hawkes	Actor	11-Sep-1959		Bugsy in The Perfect Storm
Hal Holbrook	Actor	17-Feb-1925		Mark Twain Tonight
Gregory Itzin	Actor	20-Apr-1948		President Charles Logan on 24
Tommy Lee Jones	Actor	15-Sep-1946		Men in Black
Kevin Kline	Actor	24-Oct-1947		A Fish Called Wanda
Dakin Matthews	Actor	7-Nov-1940		Character actor
Bruce McGill	Actor	11-Jul-1950		Character actor, Animal House
S. Epatha Merkerson	Actor	28-Nov-1952		Lt. Van Buren on Law & Order
Tim Blake Nelson	Actor	11-May-1964		O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Lee Pace	Actor	25-Mar-1979		Pushing Daisies
Gloria Reuben	Actor	9-Jun-1964		Timecop
Jean Kennedy Smith	Diplomat	20-Feb-1928		US Ambassador to Ireland, 1993-98
James Spader	Actor	7-Feb-1960		Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Stephen Spinella	Actor	11-Oct-1956		Love! Valour! Compassion!
David Strathairn	Actor	26-Jan-1949		Passion Fish

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