Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln" is the deeply human, politically shrewd portrayal of the 16th U.S. president during the final months of the Civil War and the fight to pass the Thirteenth Amendment.

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instanceOf fictionalized depiction of a historical figure ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn Lincoln (2012 film) ⓘ
awardAssociation performance won Academy Award for Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) ⓘ
basedOn Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
centralThemeRelation cost of ending slavery ⓘ
intersection of law and politics ⓘ
leadership during moral crisis ⓘ
characterTrait deeply human ⓘ
determined ⓘ
empathetic ⓘ
politically shrewd ⓘ
strategic negotiator ⓘ
countryRepresented United States of America ⓘ
createdBy Tony Kushner (screenwriter) ⓘ
linked to: Tony Kushner
directedBy Steven Spielberg ⓘ
familyRelationInNarrative father of Robert Todd Lincoln in Lincoln ⓘ
father of Tad Lincoln in Lincoln ⓘ
father of Willie Lincoln in Lincoln ⓘ
genreContext historical drama film ⓘ
historicalContext American Civil War ⓘ
historicalEventDepicted House of Representatives vote on the Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
discussions of peace talks with the Confederacy ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
moralDilemma balancing peace negotiations with the push to end slavery ⓘ
narrativeFocus passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
narrativeTimeFrame January 1865 ⓘ
final weeks of Abraham Lincoln’s life ⓘ
occupation President of the United States ⓘ
opposedBy Democratic Party congressmen in Lincoln ⓘ
personalityDepiction burdened by war casualties ⓘ
pragmatic politician ⓘ
thoughtful leader ⓘ
politicalGoal abolition of slavery in the United States ⓘ
portrayedBy Daniel Day-Lewis ⓘ
positionHeld 16th President of the United States ⓘ
primaryConflict securing enough votes in the House of Representatives for the Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
setDuring final months of the American Civil War ⓘ
sourceMaterial partly inspired by Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin ⓘ
spouseInNarrative Mary Todd Lincoln in Lincoln ⓘ
usesMethod backroom political bargaining ⓘ
persuasive storytelling ⓘ
visualDepiction tall, bearded man wearing a black suit and stovepipe hat ⓘ
worksWith Republican Party leaders in Lincoln ⓘ
Thaddeus Stevens in Lincoln ⓘ
William H. Seward in Lincoln ⓘ

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Daniel Day-Lewis → notableRole → Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln ⓘ
Kathleen Kennedy → notableWork → Lincoln (2012 film) ⓘ
linked to: Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln → appearsIn → Lincoln (2012 film) ⓘ
linked to: Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln → usedAsSourceFor → film Lincoln (2012) ⓘ
linked to: Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln
Battle of Fort Stevens → commander → Abraham Lincoln (as U.S. president and commander-in-chief, present at the battle) ⓘ
linked to: Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln