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Lincoln

War & PoliticsDrama

The life of Abraham Lincoln, from his election as President of the United States to the time of his assassination. Based on Gore Vidal's historical novel.

Mar 27, 19881 seasons2 episodesEndedEN

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Sam Waterston

Abraham Lincoln

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Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Todd Lincoln

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Richard Mulligan

William H. Seward

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Deborah Adair

Kate Chase

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Ruby Dee

Elizabeth Keckley

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Thomas Gibson

William Sprague

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Tom Brennan

Sen. Charles Sumner

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Gregory Cooke

Robert Lincoln

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Steven Culp

Johnny Hay

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Jeffrey DeMunn

William Herndon

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Jon DeVries

Secretary of War Edwin Stanton

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Robin Gammell

Stephen Douglas

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James Gammon

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

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Tim Guinee

Col. Elmer Ellsworth

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David Leary

Gen. George McClellan

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Cleavon Little

Frederick Douglass

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John McMartin

Salmon P. Chase

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John Houseman

Gen. Winfield Scott

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Seasons

Miniseries

2 episodes

Premiered Mar 27, 1988

Episodes

1–2 of 2

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Episode 2

Mar 28, 1988

188m

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NBC

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