Saving Lincoln

Plot Summary

The almost entirely true story of Abraham Lincoln and his self-appointed bodyguard, U.S. Marshal Ward Hill Lamon - a banjo-playing Southerner who foiled repeated attempts on the President's life, and kept him functioning during the darkest hours of the Civil War.

Top Cast

Tom Amandes Abraham Lincoln

Lea Coco Ward Hill Lamon

Penelope Ann Miller Mary Todd Lincoln

Bruce Davison William H. Seward

Creed Bratton Senator Charles Sumner