Killing Lincoln (film)

Killing Lincoln
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Genre	Docudrama Biography
Based on	Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly
Developed by	Tony Scott
Written by	Erik Jendresen
Directed by	Adrian Moat
Presented by	Tom Hanks
Starring	Billy Campbell Jesse Johnson
Composer	David Buckley
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Mark Herzog Erik Jendresen Bill O'Reilly Mary Lisio Teri Weinberg David W. Zucker
Producers	Ridley Scott Tony Scott Christopher G. Cowen
Cinematography	Jeremy Benning
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Scott Free Productions Herzog & Company
Original release
Network	National Geographic Channel
Release	February 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)
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Killing Lincoln is an American television film inspired by the 2011 book of the same name by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. This two-hour political docudrama contains events surrounding the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It was originally broadcast on National Geographic Channel on February 17, 2013. Narrated and hosted by American actor Tom Hanks, the film stars Billy Campbell as President Lincoln and Jesse Johnson as John Wilkes Booth. It was written and executive produced by Erik Jendresen (Band of Brothers), directed by Adrian Moat (Gettysburg), produced by Chris Cowen, Mark Herzog, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Mary Lisio, David Zucker, and Terri Weinberg.

The docudrama was aired in memorial tribute to producer Tony Scott, who was developing the film at the time of his death. The program averaged 3.4 million viewers, scoring about 1 million viewers in the 25–54 demographic. This is currently National Geographic's highest-rated television airing surpassing Inside 9/11, which drew 3 million in August 2005.^[1]

Killing Lincoln was made available on Blu-ray Disc on June 11, 2013. It features commentary by Erik Jendresen, an interview with Bill O'Reilly, and multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes.^[2]