TV series
Lincoln (aka Sandburg's Lincoln) is an American six-part miniseries broadcast on NBC from September 6, 1974 to April 14, 1976.
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Lincoln (aka Sandburg's Lincoln) is an American six-part miniseries broadcast on NBC from September 6, 1974 to April 14, 1976.
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Episode 1
Lincoln leads his divided nation into the Civil War. Mary Todd's erratic behavior in the wake of Willie's death embarrasses and endangers the president politically when a cabal of senators question her loyalty to the Union.
Directed by George SchaeferWritten by James PrideauxGuest stars Sada Thompson, Michael Cristofer, James Carroll Jordan, John Levin, Michael-James Wixted, Roy Poole, Melinda O. Fee, John Beal
Episode 2
Lincoln's laughter, jokes and storytelling erode the confidence of his colleagues. Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase and his ambitious daughter Kate embark on an underhanded attempt to undermine Lincoln's 1864 reelection bid.
Directed by George SchaeferWritten by Jerry McNeelyGuest stars Sada Thompson, Michael Cristofer, James Carroll Jordan, Norman Burton, Bert Freed, Severn Darden, Booth Colman, Charles Macaulay
Episode 3
It's Lincoln for the defense in his first murder trial, an 1838 courtroom battle that set him against longtime rival Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln's law office and his ill-fated engagement to Mary Owens are also dramatized.
Directed by George SchaeferWritten by Irene Kamp, Louis Kamp, Emmet LaveryGuest stars Richard Dysart, Robert Foxworth, Catherine Burns, Walter McGinn, Martine Bartlett, James Greene, Gerald Hiken, Michele Marsh
Episode 4
Lincoln learns the art of war in hopes that one day Americans will lay down their swords and shields and study war no more. The story spans the Civil War from 1861 through the Fall of Richmond in April 1865.
Directed by George SchaeferWritten by Robert Edwin Lee, Jerome LawrenceGuest stars Sada Thompson, Michael Cristofer, John Levin, Norman Burton, John Randolph, Ed Flanders, Lloyd Nolan, Robert Emhardt
Episode 5
Lincoln's life from his acceptance of the 1860 Republican nomination for president through his first inauguration, a time which found him navigating stormy seas both politically and personally.
Directed by George SchaeferWritten by Loring MandelGuest stars Sada Thompson, Michael Cristofer, James Carroll Jordan, John Levin, Richard Dysart, John Randolph, Michael-James Wixted, Beulah Bondi
Episode 6
The Civil War over, Lincoln plans Reconstruction with his cabinet and General Grant. Meanwhile, Lincoln suffers unsettling dreams and omens. Lincoln and Mary Todd spend the afternoon of April 14, 1865 looking ahead to a peaceful future.
Directed by George SchaeferWritten by Philip H. Reisman Jr.Guest stars Sada Thompson, Michael Cristofer, James Carroll Jordan, John Levin, Norman Burton, Bert Freed, Edward Bell, Jack Collins
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