Abraham Lincoln

1930 · 96 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 1,784 VOTES · DIR. D.W. Griffith

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Overview

A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; his debates with Stephen A. Douglas; the election of 1860; his presidency during the Civil War; and his assassination in Ford’s Theater in 1865.

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Dialogue Timeline — 957 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:20 Tom Lincoln! It's a comin'
00:05:08 Go to him, Champ!
00:07:37 Reformer?
00:10:44 Did it, Abe?
00:13:44 Everybody to their own opinión
00:17:26 Anne, you mustn't let go!
00:21:18 Now, Mary, you must be very careful, and remember
00:25:22 but you've got to keep climbing with her.
00:27:38 and Mary is just the girl to push him along.
00:32:36 You must be tired, Mr, Lincoln.
00:36:11 What'd I do? I trowed it down, and I say, 'Feet, you travel'
00:39:08 That must be done.
00:45:08 - Who's next? - I am.
00:47:52 entirely demoralized. -
00:50:39 March! Halt!
00:53:42 I have it!
00:56:22 Goodnight...
01:01:03 General, the North is desperate.
01:03:48 But to resume, General.
01:07:34 Come on, boys! Come on!
01:14:08 They've caught a spy and they want the order for his executión approved.
01:17:50 Just one thing more, Mr. President...
01:20:57 No, not much.
01:25:01 Mr. Lincoln, I'm just proud of you!

Cast & Characters

Walter Huston Abraham Lincoln Una Merkel Ann Rutledge William L. Thorne Tom Lincoln Lucille La Verne Mid-Wife Helen Freeman Nancy Hanks Lincoln Otto Hoffman Offut Edgar Dearing Armstrong Russell Simpson Lincoln's Employer Charles Crockett Sheriff Kay Hammond Mary Todd Lincoln

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed957
Dialogue density10.0 lines / min
First line00:02:20
Final line01:25:01

Production Record

DirectorD.W. Griffith
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$400,000
IMDb votes1,784