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Saving Lincoln

Saving Lincoln

2013·Movie·1h 41m

Drama, History

4.8 / 10 (9 votes)

The true story of an epic friendship.

The almost entirely true story of Abraham Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, U.S. Marshal Ward Hill Lamon - a banjo-playing Southerner who foiled repeated attempts on the President's life, and kept him functioning during the darkest hours of the Civil War.

Directed by
Salvador Litvak
Original language
English
Released
15 February 2013

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Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Tom Amandes

    Tom Amandes

    Abraham Lincoln

  • Lea Coco

    Lea Coco

    Ward Hill Lamon

  • Penelope Ann Miller

    Penelope Ann Miller

    Mary Todd Lincoln

  • Bruce Davison

    Bruce Davison

    William H. Seward

  • Creed Bratton

    Creed Bratton

    Senator Charles Sumner

  • Saidah Arrika Ekulona

    Saidah Arrika Ekulona

    Mrs. Elizabeth Keckly

  • Josh Stamberg

    Josh Stamberg

    Salmon P. Chase

  • Robert Craighead

    Robert Craighead

    Edwin Stanton

  • Lew Temple

    Lew Temple

    Montgomery Blair

  • Michael Maize

    Michael Maize

    Billy Herndon

  • Steven Brand

    Steven Brand

    Ned Baker

  • Adam Croasdell

    Adam Croasdell

    Col. Elmer Ellsworth