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Young Mr. Lincoln [digital videodisc] / 20th Century Fox ; Twentieth Century Fox presents Darryl F. Zanuck's production of a Cosmopolitan production ; directed by John Ford ; original screen play by Lamar Trotti.

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[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection ; c2006.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Drama.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Psychology.

Politicians -- United States -- Drama.

Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.

Criterion collection 320.

2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([36] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)

Candidate -- Education -- Stick -- Damages -- Parade -- Contests -- "Right in the heart" -- Uprising -- Comfort -- Supper -- River -- "Like my folks" -- Selection -- Sixth commandment -- Self-defense -- Jack Cass -- Witness -- Bigger -- Offer -- "Moon bright" -- Page 12 -- "The crowd's waiting" -- Top of the hill.

In this unforgettable portrait of the early life of the Great Emancipator, young Mr. Lincoln, after teaching himself law, has barely started practicing when an Independence Day celebration ends with a stabbing. Abe first stops a lynch mob from killing brothers Matt and Adam Clay, and then defends them against a seasoned prosecutor and his crafty adviser. As presented here, Lincoln is a strong but peaceful frontier democrat, his quiet, awkward, folksy demeanor the outward manifestation of a deep humility, and a wise sadness at human folly. His awareness that his attempts to reconcile opposing forces--despite the occasional temporary victory--are doomed but necessary, hint at the character that will respond to the destiny that awaits him.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

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