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Abe Lincoln in Illinois [VHS] (1940)

Starring: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart Director: John Cromwell Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: VHS Tape
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard, Minor Watson
  • Directors: John Cromwell
  • Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Turner Home Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: February 10, 1998
  • Run Time: 110 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6301328043
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,199 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Covers the period from Lincoln's early years as a Kentucky woodsman until his election to the Presidency in 1860. Included are his first love, his marriage, the Illinois law practice and his debates with Stephen Douglas.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not to be overlooked, April 20, 2001
This film is the perfect film recreation of Abraham Lincoln. Raymond Massey is brilliantly cast as young Mr. Lincoln. Whenever I think of Lincoln films, I think of Raymond Massey as the one and only Lincoln. The overall casting is superb and the story is exceptional and is well presented. There are a number of memorable points in the film. Lincoln's first introduction to politics is amusing. I tend to think that Ruth Gordon's portrayal of Mary Todd Lincoln is right on. Lincoln rarely stands up to her in her critiscm of thier lifestyle, his clothes, etc., but when he does, it is extremely powerful.

Massey doesn't do this on his own. The ensemble cast is exceptional, from the teacher who helps him improve his education, to the local judge, to his law partner and Stephen A. Douglas. All these people help make this film the exceptional story that it is.

If there is one film about Lincoln to recommend, this would be my first pick.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Mr. Lincoln, February 17, 1999
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With all due respect to Henry Fonda, Walter Huston, and a myriad of other cinematic Lincolns, Raymond Massey is the Abe to end all Abes. His moving and mesmerizing performance gives us the real Mr. Lincoln in all his complexity. Alongside the warmth, compassion and humor for which we love and revere Mr. Lincoln, we see in Massey the dark side as well: the doubts, fears, indecision and deep melancholia with which Abraham Lincoln struggled his whole life. Ruth Gordon is superb as Lincoln's ambitious and rather overbearing wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. No hagiography, this movie lets us see the Lincolns as human beings with real "issues", rather than as mere heroes of history. Besides all this, we have Massey's physical resemblance to Lincoln, which is at times astonishing.

What's most amazing is that the spirit of the most quintessentially American of our American heroes should be so wonderfully captured and portrayed by ... a Canadian!

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Done Exquisitely, January 17, 2000
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Poetic, stagy adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winning play with Raymond Massey breaking all ground for anyone who has ever portrayed Honest Abe. There's fine support also from Ruth Gordon as Mary Todd, his wife, and Gene Lockhart as Stephen Douglas. You know how it ends, but still a must.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Lincoln portrayal
Love the movie. All the actors are superb, but especially Raymond Massey as Mr. Lincoln. If you can wink at the inclusion of myth (i. e. Ann Rutledge love affair? Read more
Published 6 months ago by William Nash

5.0 out of 5 stars Abe Lincoln in Illinois
I WISH SO MUCH THAT THIS WONDERFUL CLASSIC WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE IN DVD.
THIS WAS A SUPERB FILM AND MASSY'S PORTRAIAL WAS SECOND TO NONE. Read more
Published 22 months ago by John Bennett

5.0 out of 5 stars The Soul of Mr. Lincoln
l know some of the reviewers criticized this film for not providing enough information about Abraham Lincoln. Read more
Published on December 11, 2006 by George Weismeyer

5.0 out of 5 stars Why isn't it on DVD
This would have to be a demonstration that no one can portray our image of Abraham Lincoln better than Raymond Massey. Read more
Published on May 13, 2006 by Mr. Raymond A. Warren

5.0 out of 5 stars Raymond Massey "IS" Abraham Lincoln!
My wife and I agree that this movie is the best portrayal of one of America's finest presidents. I have collected and read many books on Mr. Read more
Published on March 23, 2005 by P. B. Molgaard

2.0 out of 5 stars Fair
I'll have to admit that Massey certainly "looked" Lincoln. His slow speech and mannerisms matched period descriptions.
But other than that, this one left me cold. Read more
Published on March 17, 2005 by Peter Stines

3.0 out of 5 stars Abe Lincoln on a Snooze Cruise
I got very little out of this movie, and I can only pick out a handful of interesting scenes, most of them involving the women in Abe's life. Read more
Published on March 16, 2005 by Chay Chay Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars a masterful portrait of our 16th president
Beautifully written, directed and acted, this film is a treasure as a piece of Americana, and though it may be an interpretation of history in parts, has enough truth in it to be... Read more
Published on January 14, 2005 by Alejandra Vernon

5.0 out of 5 stars Is there a debate?
I dont think the reader can go wrong if and when to watch this film.The performance by Raymond Massey is the definitive portrayal of the life of Abraham Lincoln and this film has... Read more
Published on March 9, 2004 by Thomas Thompson

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST LINCOLN MOVIE EVER PRODUCED!!!!!!!
I HAVE MANY LINCOLN MOVIES BUT THIS ONE IS BY FAR THE BEST.THE MOST TOUCHING PART IS WHEN LINCOLN MAKES HIS FAREWELL SPEECH AT THE TRAIN STATION IN SPRINGFIELD ON FEBRUARY... Read more
Published on February 7, 2004 by Alphonse Dattolo

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