The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
- Directed by
- Paul Wendkos
- Genre
- drama, history, tv movie
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A doctor is arrested and put on trial for treating the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. The film follows his imprisonment and the legal ordeal he faces.
historicalsomberdramaticslow-burnseriousfactualtensemelancholicreflective
What happens
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd is a 1980 historical drama film directed by Paul Wendkos. Based on a true story, it revolves around the 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Dennis Weaver plays the lead role of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who was imprisoned for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the killing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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