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Dreamworks Pictures.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
Reliance Entertainment.
Participant Media.
Amblin Entertainment (Firm)
Kennedy/Marshall Company.
Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954-
Kushner, Tony.
Field, Sally.
Day-Lewis, Daniel.
Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946-
Spader, James.
Holbrook, Hal.
Gordon-Levitt, Joseph, 1981-
Haley, Jackie Earle, 1961-
Hawkes, John, 1959-
Harris, Jared, 1961-
Strathairn, David.
Goodwin, Doris Kearns.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865 -- Drama.
Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865 -- Military leadership -- Drama.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Universal City, Calif. : DreamWorks Pictures, c2013 |
| Description: |
1 videodisc (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Notes: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. |
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Based on the book "Team of rivals: the political genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin. |
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Bonus features: The journey to Lincoln. |
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Sally Field, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jackie Earle Haley, John Hawkes, Jared Harris, David Strathairn. |
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DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital, 2.0 Dolby described video. |
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English (5.1), English DVS (2.0) French or Spanish dialogue (5.1); Spanish, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
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English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities. |
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Music, John Williams ; editor, Michael Kahn ; director of photography, Janusz Kaminski. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13, intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language. |
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| Summary: |
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th president's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country, and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come. |