Lincoln

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner, Paul Webb
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, Jackie Earle Haley, John Hawkes, Lee Pace, James Spader, David Strathairn, Hal Holbrook, Bruce McGill, Tim Blake Nelson
Language: English
Theatrical Release Date: November 9, 2012
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Awards: 2013 Academy Awards Best Director, 2013 Academy Awards Best Actor, 2013 Academy Awards Best Sound Mixing, 2013 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress, 2013 Academy Awards Best Original Score, 2013 Academy Awards Best Adapted Screenplay, 2013 Academy Awards Best Cinematography, 2013 Academy Awards Best Editing, 2013 Academy Awards Best Production Design, 2013 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor, 2103 Academy Awards Best Costume Design, 2013 Academy Awards Best Picture

Synopsis: A biopic based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's book, "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln," about the President and his cabinet's fight to abolish slavery.

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