Young Mr. Lincoln (2013)
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John Ford's fine direction distinguishes this highly fictionalized account of the early life of Abraham Lincoln. The film shows Lincoln (Henry Fonda) as he rises from a country boy born in a log cabin to a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois defending two young men unjustly accused of murder. The film, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, received an Academy Award nomination for "Best Original Screenplay" for its screenwriter Lamar Trotti. Henry Fonda perhaps the most American of actors, is at his best
Jun 9, 1939 Wide
Feb 14, 2006
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Cast
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Henry Fonda
Abraham Lincoln -
Alice Brady
Abigail Clay -
Marjorie Weaver
Mary Todd -
Arleen Whelan
Hannah Clay -
Eddie Collins
Efe Turner -
Richard Cromwell
Matt Clay -
Pauline Moore
Ann Rutledge -
Donald Meek
John Felder -
Judith Dickens
Carrie Sue -
Eddie Quillan
Adam Clay -
Charles Tannen
Ninian Edwards -
Ward Bond
John Palmer Cass -
Spencer Charters
Judge Herbert A. Bel... -
Francis Ford
Frank Ford -
Fred Kohler Jr.
Scrub White -
Kay Linaker
Mrs. Edwards -
Milburn Stone
Stephen A. Douglas -
Cliff Clark
Sheriff Billings -
Russell Simpson
Woodridge -
Clarence H. Wilson
Dr. Mason -
Edwin Maxwell
John T. Stuart -
Eddy Waller
Father -
Delmar Watson
Adam Clay (younger) -
Harry Tyler
Barber -
Charles Halton
Hawthorne -
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Virginia Brissac
Woman -
Paul E. Burns
Loafer -
George Chandler
Loafer -
Herbert Heywood
Official -
Robert E. Homans
Mr. Clay -
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Jack Kelly
Matt (younger) -
Robert Lowery
Juror -
Louis Mason
Court Clerk -
Ivar McFadden
Juror -
Frank Orth
Loafer -
Dorothy Vaughan
Woman -
Dick Jones
Adam Clay as a Boy -
Jack Pennick
Big Buck -
Dave Morris
Loafer -
Dorris Bowdon
Carrie Sue -
Harold Goodwin
Man
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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (0) | DVD (13)
This first product of the Ford-Fonda partnership -- reputedly a favourite not only of Ford but of Eisenstein too -- today commands classic status.
Top CriticFonda's physical presence throughout the film is a thing of magic, as he seems to glide from one position to the next, never looking awkward even when he is bent in three places to fit within the frame.
One of the decade's most significant works, the film was admired by Soveit director Sergei Eisenstein for its embodiment of the era's spirit and by the French critics of Cahiers du Cinema for its convergence of ideology and style.
Henry Fonda's characterization is one of those once-in-a-blue-moon things: a crossroads meeting of nature, art and a smart casting director.
A masterpiece.
Outstanding, inspirational story of Honest Abe's early days.
John Ford produced greater films, but perhaps not a single one that was more perfect or more Fordian... [there's] a confidence of purpose and a unity across all the elements of its creation.
A superb motion picture, and one in which Ford's obsession with Americana and the forces and emotions that made this country what it is are plainly in view.
This just might be Fonda's most spellbinding performance.
One of John Ford's most perfectly realized works, an effortless jelling of his bawdy sense of humor, his patriotism, his mythical sense of history and his gorgeous, cinematic poetry.
Rangy, folksy, slow-spoken and self-deprecating, Fonda embodies the young Honest Abe persona as comfortably and naturally as the frontier clothes he wears.
interesting from a historical perspective, if it's not quite the masterpiece some adherents have made it out to be
The Ford-Fonda team delivers another classic.
Heroic depiction, a la John Ford, of Abe Lincoln.
A beautiful and surprisingly humane biopic.
Apesar da bela atuação de Henry Fonda (quase irreconhecível graças à ótima maquiagem), o filme exagera ao retratar o bom-mocismo de Lincoln e nada revela de importante sobre sua juventude, optando por transformar-se em um drama de tribunal.
The subject matter lends the film extra resonance but you don't need background knowledge to appreciate Fonda's funny, moving and expertly nuanced performance.
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