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The conspirator
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS, WSQ)
Edition
2-disc collector's ed.
Languages
In English, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Evan Rachel Wood, Danny Huston, Justin Long, Colm Meaney, Tom Wilkinson, James Badge Dale, Alexis Bledel, Johnny Simmons, Toby Kebbell, Stephen Root, Norman Reedus, Chris Bauer, Jim True-Frost.
Publication Information
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, 2011.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; some violent content.
Summary
In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President and others. Against the ominous backdrop of post-Civil War Washington, war hero Frederick Aiken reluctantly agrees to defend the lone woman charged, Mary Surratt, before a military tribunal. As the nation turns against her, Surratt is forced to rely on Aiken to uncover the truth and save her life.
Notes
DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.
Special features: audio commentary with director Robert Redford ; introduction to the American Film Company ; theatrical trailer ; feature-length documentary "The conspirator : the plot to kill Lincoln" ; The making of The conspirator ; 10 "Witness history" featurettes on the historical background and making of the film ; photo gallery ; TV spots.
Subjects
- Political crimes and offenses > United States > History > 19th century > Drama.
- Trials (Assassination) > Washington (D.C.) > Drama.
- Military courts > United States > Drama.
- Conspiracies > Drama.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Assassination > Drama.
- Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865 > Drama.
- Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865 > Trials, litigation, etc. > Drama.