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2006140 minPG-13documentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Lincoln

2006140 minPG-13documentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Filmed from the perspective of Abraham Lincoln, the documentary reveals the complexities behind the man known as the Great Emancipator.

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Filmed from the perspective of Abraham Lincoln, the documentary reveals the complexities behind the man known as the Great Emancipator.

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Vikram Jayantidirector

Bob Creagercast

Jacob Cowleycast

Robert Laverycast

Trina Lloydcast

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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.

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