by Esmond Wright with Robert Beatty (narrator)
John Glen (Northern voice)
William Sylvester (Southern voice) and Sam Wanamaker as Abraham Lincoln
The story of the vital years In American history
In March 1860 Abraham Lincoln was hardly known, except as a defeated candidate for the Senate. Twelve months later he was President of the United States with Civil War a few weeks ahead.
Others taking part:
John Cazabon , Tommy Duggan Robert Henderson
Sydney Keith , Richard Mayes Christopher Rhodes
Gordon Tanner , Ronald Wilson Charlotte Holland
Tucker McGuire , Lucille Lisle Produced by DAVID WOODWARD