| Description |
3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, letterbox presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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"PBS DVD gold." |
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Originally broadcast on television in February 2001. |
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Special features (included on all three discs): The time of the Lincolns; interviews with David Grubin and James Callanan. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Performer |
Narrator: David McCullough ; voices: David Morse (Abraham Lincoln), Holly Hunter (Mary Lincoln). |
| Credits |
Producer, David Grubin ; written by David Grubin and Geoffrey C. Ward ; editor, Tom Haneke ; music, Michael Bacon ; cinematographer, James Callanan. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Weaves the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln; Abraham, the dirt-farmer's son turned Great Emancipator, and Mary, the emotionally fragile daughter of wealthy Southern slave-owners. Together, they ascended to the pinnacle of power at a crucial time in the nation's history. Abraham Lincoln's legacy reshaped the nation while the tragedy of his death left Mary reclusive and forgotten. |
| Contents |
disc 1. Ambition ; We are elected -- disc 2. Shattered ; The dearest of all things -- disc 3. This Frightful war -- Blind with weeping. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Videodiscs.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Historical television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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DVD-video discs.
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Feature films.
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Television mini-series.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Grubin, David, screenwriter, director, producer, interviewee.
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Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
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McCullough, David G., narrator.
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Callanan, James, cinematographer, interviewee.
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Haneke, Tom, film editor.
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Bacon, Michael, 1948- composer.
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PBS Home Video.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
A house divided |
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American experience (Television program) Abraham and Mary Lincoln.
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| ISBN |
1415709319 |
| Standard No. |
841887050074 |
| Music No. |
AMRX603 PBH Home Video |
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705007 PBS Home Video |
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