Movies: Abraham lincoln

This remarkable series of 10 short silent dramas by John M. Stahl, produced by Benjamin Chapin as a vehicle for his performance as Abraham Lincoln, are structured entirely around memory and recollections of the past....

Filmed as if through the president's own eyes, Lincoln goes deeper than any documentary has before to reveal the troubled depths behind the man known as the Great Emancipator....

Leading Lincoln historian Harold Holzer masterfully recalls a dramatic Presidential Election that redefined racial politics and changed the course of history....

Performed by Constance Smith, Pauline Cushman-Fryer tells us how she became a Union Spy, was almost hanged, was granted the rank of Major by Abraham Lincoln, and died lonely in San Francisco from an overdose of opium....

A group of kids demonstrate the concept of image resolution....

Studies Abraham Lincoln in relation to the historical period in which he lived. Analyzes his historical contributions and shows the Kentucky hills, Indiana backwoods and Illinois prairie country where he traveled....

The highlight of the picture will be the delivery of the Gettysburg Address and the singing of a number of camp-fire songs. This film is considered lost, and not to be confused with "Life of Lincoln" (1915) or "Dramatic Life of Lincoln" (1924)....

Children in the third grade learn the reasons for celebrating George Washington's birthday, Lincoln's birthday, and Valentine's Day....

Peter Batty presents a gripping account of the bloodshed and horror of the American Civil War. From the origins of the unrest between North and South, the specific events of the war and the eventual assassination of Abraham Lincoln, this program is a...

Documentary giving the background on all of the major players involved in the planning of the assassination of President Lincoln, including the investigation and aftermath....