Lincoln
Brief Synopsis
As the American Civil War continues to rage, America\'s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
Cast & Crew
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Steven Spielberg
Director
Daniel Day-lewis
Sally Field
Joseph Gordon-levitt
William Kaffenberger
Shirley Augustine
Film Details
Also Known As
Linkolnas, Linkolns
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Historical
Period
Release Date
2012
Distribution Company
AMBLIN PARTNERS/WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES/WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES CANADA
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, USA; Richmond, Virginia, USA
Synopsis
As the American Civil War continues to rage, America\'s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Director
Cast
Daniel Day-lewis
Sally Field
Joseph Gordon-levitt
William Kaffenberger
Shirley Augustine
Scott Wichmann
Billy Caldwell
Joseph Dellinger
David Strathairn
Chase Edmunds
Walton Goggins
Joseph Carlson
Leslie Rogers
Bruce Mcgill
Kevin Walsh
Stephen Dunford
Bill Camp
David Oyelowo
Sarah Wylie
Jared Harris
Julie White
Ken Lambert
Larry Van Hoose
Stephen Dunn
John Hawkes
Tim Blake Nelson
Frank Moran
Adam Driver
Peter Mcrobbie
Jeremy Strong
Tom Lee Jones
Henry Kidd
John Lescault
Grainger Hines
Drew Sease
John Hutton
Gloria Reuben
Michael Galvin
Lead Person
Joe Kerkes
Kevin Lawrence O'donnell
S. Epatha Merkerson
Benjamin Shirley
Elizabeth Marvel
Michael Stanton Kennedy
Charley Morgan
Edward Mcdonald
Chad Pettit
Richard Warner
Robert Ayers
David Warshofsky
Keith Tyree
Lee Pace
Margaret Ann Mcgowan
Sidney Blackmer
Rich Wills
Todd Fletcher
Don Henderson Baker
Alan Sader
George Turman
Charmaine White
Gregory Itzin
Mike Shiflett
Tom Aldridge
David Graham
Stephen Mckinley Henderson
Jackie Earle Haley
Charles W. Kinney
Kenn Chester
Teddy Eck
Wayne Duvall
Stephen Spinella
C. Brandon Marshall
Sgt. John Jones
Joseph Cross
Gary Keener
Randolph Meekins
Carlos Thompson
Theodore Ewald
Christopher Cartmill
Jamie Horton
Martin D Dew
Michael Goodwin
Paul Gowans
Dakin Matthews
Raymond H Johnson
Bill Raymond
Robert Wray
Byron Jennings
Gregory Hosaflook
Colman Domingo
Christopher Alan Stewart
Ted Johnson
Walt Smith
Joe Inscoe
Ford Flannagan
Hal Holbrook
James Eichling
Armistead Nelson Wellford
James Batchelder
Barry Privett
Lancer Dean Shull
Robert Shepherd
Robert Wilharm
Lukas Haas
James Spader
Christopher Boyer
Christopher Evan Welch
Michael Stuhlbarg
David Doersch
Ralph D Edlow
Boris Mcgiver
Robert Peters
Kevin Kline
Joseph Frances Filipowski
Raynor Scheine
John Moon
Jean Kennedy Smith
David Costabile
Gulliver Mcgrath
Stephen Bozzo
Michael Ruff
Dave Hager
Dane Dehaan
Marcello Rollando
Joseph Miller
Gannon Mchale
Richard Topol
Thomas K Belgrey
Todd Hunter
Mary Dunleavy
Sean Haggerty
Robert Ruffin
John Bellemer
Asa-luke Twocrow
Hilary Montgomery
Glenn Crone
Crew
Mohammed J Ali
Stunt Performer
Marco Alicea
Sound
Natasha Allegro
Hair Stylist
Andrew Allen
Production Assistant
Anne Allen
Production Assistant
Alfred Amarkarian
Software Engineer
Amelia C Andrews
Key Costumer
Eric Apps
Sound
Charlie Araki
Accounting Assistant
Andrew Arbuthnot
Electrician
Airon Armstrong
Stunt Performer
Donald Aros
Electrician
Erica Arvold
Casting
Atanas Atanasov
Modelmaker
Alicia Ayoub
Production Assistant
Joe Badiali
Wardrobe
Jason Baker
Visual Effects
Manjusha Balachandran
Visual Effects
Shawn C H Baron
Dolly Grip
Pedro Barquin
Greensman
Matthew Beale
Modelmaker
George Bearer
Stunt Performer
Christopher Beattie
Rigging Grip
Samantha Becker
Assistant
Robert Beckles
Stunt Performer
Curt Beech
Art Director
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Song
Ramiro Belgardt
Music Editor
Elvatrice Belsches
Researcher
Troy Benjamin
Video Playback
Laina Kaffen Berger
Production Assistant
Jessy Biggins
Researcher
Joe Biggins
Researcher
George Billinger Iii
Camera Operator
Dawn Blacksten
Assistant Location Manager
Richard L Blankenship
Construction Coordinator
Roslyn Blankenship
Construction
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marek Bojsza
Electrician
Hilary Bolger
Editorial Production Assistant
Michael Boone
Foreman
Sudeepto Bose
Compositor
Theo Bott
Chief Lighting Technician
Scott Bourne
Rotoscope Artist
Stephen Bozzo
Production Assistant
Diana Bradshaw
Wig Maker
Emily Brobst
Stunt Performer
Sarah Broshar
Assistant Editor
Lisa A Brown
Transportation
Michelle Lee Brown
Craft Service
Robyn Brown
Craft Service
Ronni Brown
Foley Artist
Tom Brown
Electrician
Laura Bryant
Assistant Location Manager
Kaitlin Buck
Production Assistant
Floyd Burks
Film Lab
Jenny Lynn Burnett
Accounting Assistant
Ben Burtt
Sound Designer
Ben Burtt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lois Burwell
Makeup Designer
Danny Caccavo
Sound Editor
Rob Cain
Wrangler
Shannon Cain
Extras Casting Assistant
Jeff Callow
Grip
John C Cameron
Assistant Property Master
Barbara Cantu
Hair Stylist
Jimmy Carmickle
Foreman
Rick Carter
Production Designer
Derek Casari
Sound Engineer
Leo C Castellano
Makeup Artist
Dustin Cawood
Sound Effects Editor
Jason Cekanski
Stunt Performer
Maxime Chaix
Compositor
Anne N. Chapman
Casting
Robert Chen
Music Conductor
Erica Ciaglia
Tailor
Don Ciana
Dailies
Kenneth Clark
Stunt Performer
Terry Clark
On-Set Dresser
Justin V Clarke
Stunt Performer
James Clyne
Illustrator
Brad Cobb
Music Engineer
Ryan Cole
Rerecording
Joshua Coleman
Costumer
Jeremy Shane Conner
Stunt Performer
Luke Conner
Wrangler
Steve Constancio
Set Costumer
Clare Corsick
Hair Stylist
Becky Cotton
Makeup Artist
John Countryman
Video
Antonio Covelo
Visual Effects
Patrick Crane
Associate Editor
David Crank
Art Director
Matthew Craven
Grip
Greg Crawford
Sound
Lisa F Crawford
Production Secretary
Tangi Crawford
Key Costumer
Steve Cremin
Special Effects Coordinator
David Crossman
Costume Supervisor
Henry Dando
Gang Boss
Anthony Davis
Accountant
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Christopher Deane
Foreman
Jeff Debell
Greensman
Stefan Dechant
Illustrator
Virginie Degorgue
Layout Artist
Maria Devane
Post-Production Accountant
John Deverman
Music Conductor
David Devlin
Chief Lighting Technician
Leslie Devlin
Makeup Artist
Kyle Devriendt
Film Lab
Oz Dolphin
Visual Effects
Billy Dowd
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Scott Drost
Film Lab
Luke Drummond
Compositor
Joe Dryden
Stunt Performer
Mitch Dubin
Camera Operator
Jonathan Dunham
Gang Boss
Ken Van Duyne
Assistant Costume Designer
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer
Leann Emmert
Assistant Location Manager
Sean England
Foley Recordist
Sean England
Foley Artist
Jim Erickson
Set Decorator
Mary Young Everett
Hair Stylist
Ashley Farber
Camera
Troy Faruk
Stunt Performer
Leslee Feldman
Casting
James Fierro
Stunt Performer
Michael M Fierro
Stunt Performer
Tori Fillat
Music Coordinator
Reece Fleetwood
Stunt Performer
Carlton Fluker
Stunt Performer
Doug Ford
Sound Engineer
Bob Foster
Transportation Coordinator
David Foster
Stand-In
Robert Foster
Transportation Captain
Bruce Fowler
Accounting Assistant
Billy "butch" Frank
Wrangler Boss
Jamie Franta
Grip
Ben Frost
Visual Effects
Julie Gallager
Scenic Artist
Luis Garcia
Makeup Artist
Charles Gariepy
Casting Assistant
Pascal Garneau
Foley Editor
Christina Garnett
On-Set Dresser
James Irvin Gates
Tailor
Steve Gell
Wardrobe
Chris Gennarelli
Colorist
Kay Georgiou
Hair
Colleen Gibbons
Location Manager
Luke Dunn Gielmuda
Foley
Scott Goergens
Casting Assistant
Kristine Golashesky
Transportation
Jane Gooday
Assistant Costume Designer
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Source Material
Jon Goracy
Casting Assistant
Antonia Grilikhes-lasky
Assistant
Eric Gruber
Construction
Carlos Guity
Stunt Performer
Jennifer Hackney
Production Assistant
Terry Haggar
Color Timer
Joseph Ray Harper
Foreman
Michael D Harrell
Assistant Property Master
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Matthew Hartman
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Todd Hatfield
Scenic Artist
Michael Hatzer
Colorist
Justin Haut
Production Coordinator
David H Hayles
Stunt Performer
Clark Henderson
Dailies
Joyce Henry
Wrangler
Christopher Hensel
Best Boy
Gail Hensley
Hair Stylist
Scott Herbertson
Set Designer
Jim Hewitt
Set Designer
Frederic Heymans
Compositor
Jason Hill
Stunt Performer
Neil Hillman
Sound
Mike Hodges
Medic
Van Hua
Tailor
Sabrina Hyman
Casting Associate
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
B. Michelle Illmensee
Production Assistant
Jorge Infante Jr.
Sound
David James
Still Photographer
Jai Jamison
Production Assistant
Terry Jarvis
Hair
Saj Jayasinghe
Accountant
Kevin Jenkins
Illustrator
Chris Jensen
Colorist
Luis Jimenez
Tailor
Chris Joehnk
Rigging Electrician
Bobby Johanson
Sound Mixer
Charles Johnson
Production Assistant
J E Johnson
Stunt Performer
Randy Johnson
Boom Operator
Joanna Johnston
Costume Designer
Ian Jones
Costumes
Genghis Jorgensen
Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Linkolnas, Linkolns
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Historical
Period
Release Date
2012
Distribution Company
AMBLIN PARTNERS/WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES/WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES CANADA
Location
Petersburg, Virginia, USA; Richmond, Virginia, USA
Award Wins
Best Actor
2012
Daniel Day-Lewis
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States November 9, 2012
Expanded Release in United States November 16, 2012
Released in United States on Video March 26, 2013
Liam Neeson was previously attached to star.
Released in United States 2012
Based on the book "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin and published by Simon & Schuster on October 25, 2005.
Limited Release in United States November 9, 2012 (Los Angeles & New York City)
Expanded Release in United States November 16, 2012
Released in United States on Video March 26, 2013
Released in United States 2012 (Galas)
DreamWorks purchased the rights to the then-unpublished manuscript "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln" in 2001.
