Abraham and Mary Lincoln : a house divided Cover Image

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Abraham and Mary Lincoln : a house divided / a David Grubin Productions, Inc. film for American Experience in association with PBS ; produced and directed by David Grubin ; written by David Grubin and Geoffrey C. Ward.

Grubin, David, (television producer,, television director,, screenwriter.). Ward, Geoffrey C., (screenwriter.). McCullough, David G., (narrator.). Morse, David, 1953- (voice actor.). Hunter, Holly, 1958- (voice actor.). David Grubin Productions, (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

The miniseries weaves together the troubled lives of a dirt-farmer's son and a wealthy Southern slave-owner's daughter. Together, Abraham and Mary Lincoln ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation's history, the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln's legacy as the Great Emancipator reshaped the nation while his tragic death left Mary reclusive and forgotten.

Record details

ISBN: 9781627891141
Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2014]
Distributor: Arlington, VA : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Special features: Interviews with producer David Grubin and cinematographer James Callanan.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, James Callanan ; editor, Tom Haneke, Deborah Peretz, Seth Bomse ; music, Michael Bacon.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, David McCullough ; voice of Abraham Lincoln, David Morse ; voice of Mary Lincoln, Holly Hunter.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally broadcast by PBS in three parts, Feb. 19-21, 2001.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, NTSC ; widescreen presentation.
Language Note:	English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.