Abraham Lincoln (1930) | |
| Director(s) | D.W. Griffith |
| Producer(s) | D.W. Griffith, Joseph M. Schenck (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Historical, War |
| Top Topics | Civil War, Politics, Presidents |
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Abraham Lincoln Overview:
Abraham Lincoln (1930) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by D.W. Griffith and produced by D.W. Griffith and Joseph M. Schenck.
SYNOPSIS
Significant as Griffith's first talkie. Tracing the President's life from his humble birth through his political career, Griffith's sincere portrait features a standout performance by Walter Huston (father of John and grandfather of Anjelica) as Lincoln.
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Uma personalidade, v?rios int?rpretes: Abraham Lincoln
By L? on Feb 20, 2013 From Critica RetroUma personalidade, v?rios int?rpretes: Abraham Lincoln O d?cimo sexto presidente dos Estados Unidos teve de enfrentar tempos tempestuosos durante a Guerra Civil Americana e tamb?m gra?as aos debates sobre a aboli??o da escravatura. Hoje ele ? um dos mais populares ex-presidentes e com certeza ... Read full article
Uma personalidade, v?rios int?rpretes: Abraham Lincoln
By L? on Feb 20, 2013 From Critica RetroUma personalidade, v?rios int?rpretes: Abraham Lincoln O d?cimo sexto presidente dos Estados Unidos teve de enfrentar tempos tempestuosos durante a Guerra Civil Americana e tamb?m gra?as aos debates sobre a aboli??o da escravatura. Hoje ele ? um dos mais populares ex-presidentes e com certez... Read full article
Uma personalidade, v?rios int?rpretes: Abraham Lincoln
By L? on Nov 30, -0001 From Critica RetroUma personalidade, v?rios int?rpretes: Abraham Lincoln O d?cimo sexto presidente dos Estados Unidos teve de enfrentar tempos tempestuosos durante a Guerra Civil Americana e tamb?m gra?as aos debates sobre a aboli??o da escravatura. Hoje ele ? um dos mais populares ex-presidentes e com certeza ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Ann Rutledge: Does it really, Abe? Tell me about them, Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln: Well, I... I feel as though I'm going to be seeing your face 'til the day I die. Course, I know that that'll be pretty hard on you to have to look at my face that long.
Ann Rutledge: Everybody to their own opinion.
Abraham Lincoln: Hmm?
Ann Rutledge: Well, I... I think it's the dearest, kindest, most beautiful face in the whole world.
Abraham Lincoln: Oh, Ann, Ann. Course, I know that's just flattery, but I love it.
Abraham Lincoln: You taught me how to love.
Ann Rutledge: Have I taught you to like it?
[both laugh]
Abraham Lincoln: You know, I feel like little Jimmy Watkins. He got a hunk of gingerbread the other day and said, 'I guess there's nobody loves gingerbread like I does and gets so little of it.'
Ann Rutledge: Oh, Abe.
Abraham Lincoln: Ann, will you... will you marry me? I mean, of course, when I get out of debt and can support you?
Ann Rutledge: Well, you know, Abe, I've intended to for a long while. That is, of course, if you ask me.
Abraham Lincoln: You... you mean...?
Ann Rutledge: Yes, Abe... you've got your gingerbread.
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Facts about
D.W. Griffith had previously filmed Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theater in The Birth of a Nation.
This was D.W. Griffith's first sound film.
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