Killing Lincoln
A historically grounded dramatization of Lincoln's assassination that balances documentary rigor with dramatic tension, exploring a pivotal moment of national tragedy.
April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history—the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln.
Essence
Ensemble
Tom Hanks
Self - Narrator
Geraldine Hughes
Mary Todd Lincoln
Billy Campbell
Abraham Lincoln
Brett Dalton
Robert Todd Lincoln
Shane Callahan
Lieutenant J.T. Bolton
Graham Beckel
Edwin Stanton
Samuel Hunt
W. H. Crook
Michael Goodwin
Captain Arvold
Regen Wilson
Peter Taltavul
Shawn Pyfrom
Private John W. Nichols
Kam Dabrowski
Corporal James Tanner
Sarah Bella
Miss Mary Meredith
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