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Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
28 audience votes
Key crew
- John CromwellDirector
- Robert E. SherwoodScreenplay
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Raymond MasseyAbe Lincoln
- Gene LockhartStephen Douglas
- Ruth GordonMary Todd Lincoln
- Mary HowardAnn Rutledge
- Minor WatsonJoshua Speed
- Alan BaxterBilly Herndon
- Harvey StephensNinian Edwards
- Howard Da SilvaJack Armstrong
- Dorothy TreeElizabeth Edwards
- Aldrich BowkerJudge Bowling Green
- Maurice MurphyJohn McNeil
- Louis Jean HeydtMentor Graham