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Saving Lincoln
Saving Lincoln

Saving Lincoln

The true story of an epic friendship.

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The almost entirely true story of Abraham Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, U.S. Marshal Ward Hill Lamon - a banjo-playing Southerner who foiled repeated attempts on the President's life, and kept him functioning during the darkest hours of the Civil War.

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Budget

$700000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

4.714/10

Release Date

15 February 2013

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tom Amandes

Tom Amandes

Abraham Lincoln

Lea Coco

Lea Coco

Ward Hill Lamon

Penelope Ann Miller

Penelope Ann Miller

Mary Todd Lincoln

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

William H. Seward

Creed Bratton

Creed Bratton

Senator Charles Sumner

Saidah Arrika Ekulona

Saidah Arrika Ekulona

Mrs. Elizabeth Keckly

Josh Stamberg

Josh Stamberg

Salmon P. Chase

Robert Craighead

Robert Craighead

Edwin Stanton

Lew Temple

Lew Temple

Montgomery Blair

Michael Maize

Michael Maize

Billy Herndon

Steven Brand

Steven Brand

Ned Baker

Adam Croasdell

Adam Croasdell

Col. Elmer Ellsworth

Elijah Nelson

Elijah Nelson

Willie Lincoln

Joshua Rush

Joshua Rush

Tad Lincoln

Joe Ochman

Joe Ochman

Judge David Davis

Matthew Del Negro

Matthew Del Negro

Nathaniel Rulough

Aaron Webster

Aaron Webster

Bartender

David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian

Major Eckert

Christian Roberts

Christian Roberts

Circuit Lawyer

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