
Abraham Lincoln
1930 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 5.5
In a series of episodic vignettes, pioneering director D.W. Griffith explores the life and turbulent times of the 16th President of the United States.
Also known as D.W. Griffith's 'Abraham Lincoln'
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Details
- Years
- 1930
- Release date
- 1930-11-08
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 87 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (39 votes)
Themes
- assassination
- illinois
- biography
- debate
- courtship
- american civil war
- emancipation
- abolitionist
- abraham lincoln
- proclamation
- ford's theatre
Cast & crew

Walter Huston
as Abraham Lincoln

Una Merkel
as Ann Rutledge

William L. Thorne
as Tom Lincoln

Lucille La Verne
as Mid-Wife

Helen Freeman
as Nancy Hanks Lincoln

Otto Hoffman
as Offut

Edgar Dearing
as Armstrong

Russell Simpson
as Lincoln's Employer

Charles Crockett
as Sheriff

Kay Hammond
as Mary Todd Lincoln
Directed by D.W. Griffith