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Lincoln [videorecording (DVD)] / a Steven Spielberg film.

DreamWorks Pictures, c2013.

DVD LIN 2012 Dra

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Drama.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Military leadership -- Drama.

Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.

Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Drama.

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama.

[videorecording (DVD)] /

1 videodisc (ca. 150 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Based on the book "Team of rivals: the political genius of Abraham Lincoln" by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.

Bonus features: The journey to Lincoln - Steven Spielberg and his collaborators discuss the challenges and excitement of bringing this story of a complex and very human president to the screen.

Widesdreen 2.40:1 aspect ratio.

Inludes English, French and Spanish language tracks with optional English (SDH), French or Spanish subtitles as well as an English DVS (2.0) track.

English (SDH) subtitles for the hearing impaired.

DVS = Descriptive Video Service (for people with visual disabilities).

DreamWorks Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Reliance Entertainment present in association with Participant Media and Amblin Entertainment, Kennedy/Marshall Company ; music, John Williams ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy ; screenplay by Tony Kushner ; director, Steven Spielberg.

Daniel Day-Lewis with Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook and Tommy Lee Jones.

"From DreamWorks, Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor, There Will Be Blood, 2007, and My Left Foot, 1989) in Lincoln - with an all-star ensemble cast including Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This inspiring and revealing drama focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final four months in office as this visionary leader pursues a course of action to end the Civil War, unite the country and abolish slavery. Complete with never-before-seen footage featuring Steven Spielberg and the cast, who take you deep inside the making of the movie, Lincoln sheds light on a man of moral courage and fierce determination."--Container.

Academy Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis, and Best Achievement in Production Design: Jim Erickson (set decorator), Rick Carter (production designer), 2012.

Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Daniel Day-Lewis), 2012.

BAFTA Film Award: Best Leading Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), 2012.

Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Tommy Lee Jones), 2012.

Biographical films.

Political films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Films for people with visual disabilities.

Described video.

Goodwin, Doris Kearns. Team of rivals : the political genius of Abraham Lincoln.

Spielberg, Steven, 1946-

Day-Lewis, Daniel.

Strathairn, David.

Gordon-Levitt, Joseph, 1981-

Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946-

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