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Spirit of the People

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Biographical drama about the early life of Abraham Lincoln, from his youth as a peace-loving woodsman, to his life in politics and election to the presidency in 1860.

Contributors

Abraham Lincoln:
Raymond Massey
Director:
John Cromwell
Stephen Douglas:
Gene Lockhart
Mary Todd Lincoln:
Ruth Gordon
Ann Rutledge:
Mary Howard
Elizabeth Edwards:
Dorothy Tree
Ben Mattling:
Clem Bevans
Jack Armstrong:
Howard Da Silva
Billy Herndon:
Alan Baxter
Joshua Speed:
Minor Watson
Ninian Edwards:
Harvey Stephens
Judge Bowling Green:
Aldrich Bowker
John McNeil:
Maurice Murphy
Mentor Graham:
Louis Jean Heydt
Producer:
Max Gordon

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