The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln
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The Reprieve: An Episode in the Life of Abraham Lincoln was a 1908
film that included US President Abraham Lincoln
pardoning a sleeping sentry. It is possibly the first motion picture based on his life.
1908 in film
The year 1908 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling production and distribution, raising theater admission prices, cooperating with censorship bodies, and preventing film stock from getting into the hands...
film that included US President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
pardoning a sleeping sentry. It is possibly the first motion picture based on his life.