Lincoln: Trial by Fire
6.5
Cliff Robertson narrates this dramatization focuses on the little-known life-and-death struggle of power between President Lincoln and his general in command of the Army of the Potomac, George McClellan, and the events leading to the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Cliff Robertson
Narrator(voice)
Known for
Spider-Man
Three Days of the Condor
John Anderson
President Lincoln
Known for
Psycho
Soldier Blue
Theodore Strauss
Ed Spiegel
Warren Bush
Robert Prosky
Secretary of War Stanton
Known for
Mrs. Doubtfire
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Faye Hogan
Richard Sanders
Minister Adams
Known for
Rose Red
WKRP in Cincinnati
Conrad Holzgang
Doug Roberts
Corporal Mitchell
Known for
Serial Mom
The Contender
Max Wright
Horace Greeley
Known for
ALF
The Stand
Bryan Clark
General Kearney
Also in
All the President's Men
Trading Places
Ed Spiegel Director · Theodore Strauss Writer
United States release January 20, 1974 · Produced in United States · Production American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Production
David L. Wolper Productions
Production
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Production · Distribution
United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 1974
TV
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