Abraham Lincoln (1930) | Directed by D.W. Griffith - Full Movie

An episodic biography of the 16th President of the United States.Show more

Abraham Lincoln, also released under the title D. W. Griffith's "Abraham Lincoln", is a 1930 pre-Code American biographical film about Abraham Lincoln directed by D. W. Griffith. It stars Walter Huston as Lincoln and Una Merkel, in her second speaking role, as Ann Rutledge. The script was co-written by Stephen Vincent Benét, author of the Civil War prose poem John Brown's Body, and Gerrit Lloyd. This was the first of only two sound films made by Griffith.

The film entered the public domain in 1958 when the initial copyright expired. The copyright holders did not elect to extend it for a second 28-year term.

Directed by: D. W. Griffith
Written by: Stephen Vincent Benet, John W. Considine, Jr., Gerrit Lloyd, D. W. Griffith (uncredited)
Produced by: D. W. Griffith, Joseph M. Schenck
Starring: Walter Huston, Una Merkel
Cinematography: Karl Struss
Edited by: James Smith
Music by: Hugo Riesenfeld
Production company: United Artists
Distributed by: United Artists
Release date: August 25, 1930
Running time: 94 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English