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27 March 1988 (USA) moreAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 7 nominations moreUser Comments:
Waterston Wonderful moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sam Waterston | ... | Abraham Lincoln |
 | Mary Tyler Moore | ... | Mary Todd Lincoln |
 | Richard Mulligan | ... | William H. Seward |
 | Deborah Adair | ... | Kate Chase |
| Tom Brennan | ... | Sen. Charles Sumner |
| Gregory Cooke | ... | Robert Lincoln |
 | Steven Culp | ... | Johnny Hay |
| Ruby Dee | ... | Elizabeth Keckley |
| Jerome Dempsey | ... | Congressman Elihu Washburne |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | William Herndon |
| Jon DeVries | ... | Secretary of War Edwin Stanton |
| George Ede | ... | Edward McManus |
| Robin Gammell | ... | Stephen Douglas |
 | James Gammon | ... | Gen. Ulysses S. Grant |
| Thomas Gibson | ... | William Sprague |
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I'm very glad to see this one out on video at last, as the one I had from TV is worn out. I found Sam Waterston's performance to be wonderfully well-rounded. From the calculated Lincoln wit & military management,to his personal powerlessness in the face of on going family tragedy. One of the best depictions of Abraham Lincoln I have seen, & I would be quite happy to see him take another turn at it anytime he gets the chance!
Mary Tyler Moore was marvellous as Mary Todd Lincoln, conveying the extremes of mental illness without going over the top & nullifying her warmth, intelligence, & independence, as other portrayals have!
Imagine my surprise upon renting this again, to find Thomas Gibson (Darhma & Greg) was Sprague. That's part of the fun of watching something not seen for a while, in my opinion; Seeing favorite performances again, & realizing who you'd watched before they were famous!