Abraham Lincoln
“The wonder film of the century, about the most romantic figure who ever lived!”
1930 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by 
D.W. Griffith
D.W. GriffithCast
Walter HustonCredits
Written by: Stephen Vincent Benet
Plot
His first sound film on Lincoln's life.
Sinekatalog’s take
D.W. Griffith's first sound film follows Lincoln from his youth to assassination, with Walter Huston in the title role. Dignified and earnest, but stiff and episodic, it is more important as history than as drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.7 / 10 (1,912 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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