The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
- Directed by
- Paul Wendkos
- Country
- United States
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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