| The Day Lincoln Was Shot | |
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| Genre | Biography Drama History |
| Written by | John Gray Tim Metcalfe |
| Directed by | John Gray |
| Starring | Lance Henriksen Rob Morrow |
| Music by | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert Greenwald |
| Producer | Thomas John Kane |
| Production locations | Virginia Rep Center - 114 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia New York City Petersburg, Virginia Washington, D.C. |
| Cinematography | Ronald Victor Garcia |
| Editor | Scott Vickrey |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company | TNT |
| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | April 12, 1998 |
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The Day Lincoln Was Shot is a 1998 American television film based on the book by Jim Bishop. It is a re-creation of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, co-written and directed by John Gray, and stars Lance Henriksen as Abraham Lincoln and Rob Morrow as John Wilkes Booth.[1]
The book had previously been adapted in 1956 as a live television play directed by Delbert Mann and starring Raymond Massey as Lincoln, Lillian Gish as Mary, and Jack Lemmon as John Wilkes Booth. It was telecast on the CBS anthology series Ford Star Jubilee.
The film shows the events leading up to and after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln as well as a look into the personal lives of both men.
- ^ [1] Archived August 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine