The Tall Target
“You'll never see the target till the very end!”
1951 · 1 h 18 min
Directed by 
Anthony Mann
Anthony MannCast
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Plot
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on the train to Washington, 1861.
Sinekatalog’s take
Anthony Mann's historical thriller, with Dick Powell, is taut and underrated, a cross between a mystery and a train film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (2,809 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.