LINCOLN Closing Night Gala

Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln,” a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

In 1995, Steven Spielberg received the AFI Life Achievement Award. From wunderkind director to American master, Spielberg has advanced the art of motion pictures through such iconic films as JAWS; CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND; RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK; E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL; SCHINDLER’S LIST; JURASSIC PARK; and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. The co-founder of DreamWorks SKG has received over 100 major film awards.

Details

Country: USA

Year: 2012

Director: Steven Spielberg

Screenwriters: Tony Kushner, Based in part on the book by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Producers: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy

Executive Producers: Daniel Lupi, Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King

Director of Photography: Janusz Kaminski

Editor: Michael Kahn

Cast/Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones

Running Time (minutes): 145 min

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