11/16/52
Directed by Norman Lloyd.
The first of this five-part history of Abraham Lincoln’s early life, written by James Agee, begins at the end with Lincoln’s death and a nation’s descent into mourning. A poetic montage, conceived by Norman Lloyd, of Lincoln’s funeral train slowly chugging through the countryside forms the stirring centerpiece of this elegiac portrait.
Producer: William Spier. Screenwriter: James Agee. Cast: Royal Dano, Crahan Denton, Joanne Woodward.
BetaSP, b/w, 30 min.
