Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Directed by

John Ford

Genre

drama film, biographical film, trial film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 192 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Abraham Lincoln as a young lawyer in a small Illinois town. He takes on his first major court case defending two brothers accused of murder. The story shows how his honesty and moral strength begin to emerge.

earnestmeasuredwarmstatelyfolksydignifiedquietly inspirationalnostalgic

What happens

Young Mr. Lincoln is a 1939 American biographical drama film about the early life of President Abraham Lincoln, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda. Ford and producer Darryl F. Zanuck fought for control of the film, to the point where Ford destroyed unwanted takes for fear the studio would use them in the film. Screenwriter Lamar Trotti was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing/Original Story. In 2003, Young Mr. Lincoln was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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