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National catholic register henry fondas bestknown performance as a legendary historical character in a john ford film is, of course, as wyatt earp in my darling clementine. I recall years ago fonda telling that as a young actor he. Although lincoln did once use an almanac to win a case, he never participated in a murder trial like the one depicted in the film. The film shows lincoln henry fonda as he rises from a country boy born in a log cabin to a lawyer in springfield, illinois defending two young men unjustly accused of murder. Nevertheless, the performance of henry fonda and the assured, fully engaged direction of john ford placed young mr. Lincoln 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As eisenstein pointed out, ford would go on to make grander, greater films. This film, their first together, was ford s equally poetic and significant followup to the groundbreaking western stagecoach, and in it fonda gives one of the finest performances of his career, as the young presidenttobe, a novice lawyer struggling with an incendiary murder case. Lincoln 1939, the grapes of wrath 1940, my darling clementine 1946, and she wore a yellow ribbon 1949. Lincoln goes to hollywood and looks like henry fonda. Zanuck fought for control of the film, to the point where ford destroyed unwanted takes for fear the studio would use them in the movie. Another biographies about abraham lincoln are the following. Lincoln, the future president of the united states of america is more than adept at bringing people together.

Lincoln apr 15, 20 what ford and spielberg have discovered is that you can take any slice of lincolns life and put together a very entertaining film. Rather than a bloated, boring biopic, this one shows the future american president only as a young man, trying to find his way in life, and. Considering the legacy of films left by the great john ford the man who shot liberty valance, the searchers, the grapes of wrath, its a little strange that criterion chose young mr. It was the start of a lengthy working relationship with him and henry fonda, which only got stronger over time. Lincoln is a heavily fictionalized account of lincolns life this would be a huge deal in 2015, nobody cared in 1939. Lincoln a 1939 classic directed by john ford has some violence, centered around a murder, as well as some talk of hanging, some arguing and threats, and images of an angry mob. Griffith with walter huston, una merkel, talking from his birth until his assassination. Filmed on the backlot and with a lot of rearprojection, its visually distinguished mostly by fords eye and the rigorous stage work of his cameraman bert glennon although i wonder where they found that river at the opening, the one lincoln.

Lincoln is transformed from a slackjawed looselimbed young everyman into well, into abe lincoln. Lincoln 1939 starring henry fonda and alice brady on dvd and bluray. It looks and sounds just as good as foxs original studio prints, which we saw projected at ucla several times in the early 1970s. Lincoln, john ford achieves the perfection of his art. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Lincoln practically kisses the ground where abe walked. Through careful crafting of fondas character and the script, ford created for the actor a persona that embodied the traditional qualities of american idealism and a liberal attitude toward the development of the. The early days of abraham lincoln get the full treatment in this film by ford. Zanuck fought an extended battle over control of the film. Lincoln cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. In honor of the bicentennial of the birth of abraham lincoln, weve revisited john fords great portrait of the leader as a preheroic man, young mr. It is a masterpiece of concision in which every element in every shot, every ratio, every movement, every shift of viewpoint seems dense with.

Starring henry fonda as the titular character, fords film is less biography than hagiography, structured around a story loosely based on. The story of abraham lincoln that has never been told a fictionalized account of the early life of the american president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case. Staring eddie collins, marjorie weaver, eddy waller and spencer charters. Henry fonda describes working with john ford and playing abraham lincoln. Arleen whelan, marjorie weaver, alice brady, henry fonda. He moves from a kentucky cabin to springfield, illinois, to. Lincoln as the title implies, this deals with the great emanicipators early days in new salem, ill, emphasizing the civil war presidents then penchant for inherent honesty. Ford even had unused takes of the film destroyed so the studio could not insert them into the movie. Henry fondas portrayal of the young abraham lincoln as an untested lawyer was outstanding. The film follows lincoln during his early years in illinois, as he rises from a country boy born in a log. Now available on dvd from the criterion collection is fords intimate valentine to the great emancipator, young mr. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 61 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 2 film editing by 2 art direction by 2 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 1 second unit director or assistant director 1 sound department 3 stunts 1 costume and wardrobe. This film, their first together, was fords equally poetic and significant followup to the groundbreaking western stagecoach, and in it fonda gives one of the finest.

John fords fine direction distinguishes this highly fictionalized account of the early life of abraham lincoln. The film is based upon the fact that everyone who watched it knew who lincoln was and was designed to show that, even as a. Like all of fords good films this one is shot through with melancholy and death. Criterion, doing its usual stellar job in image preservation, delivers a 1.

Minor rock fist up boy could we use an abraham lincoln in todays divisive political climate. Its typically ford in that it celebrates good old fashioned decency and the civilizing effect knowledge and education has on the frontier life, but it pushes just over the edge and gets too bogged down in portraying lincoln as a nonstop oil geyser of folksy wisdom. Following her tragic death, lincoln establishes a law practice in springfield, where he meets a young mary todd. He studied laws, common law and began practice as lawyer in 1837. But none were quite so discreetly powerful as young mr. Lincoln was adapted as a radio play on the july 10, 1946 episode of academy award theater. Lincoln marks the first film of the directorstar collaboration of john ford and henry fonda. Fondas portrayal of lincoln as a smalltown lawyer with downhome eloquence and the uncanny ability to put. Ten years in the life of abraham lincoln, before he became known to his nation and the world. This hollywood biography follows lincoln from his logcabin days, initial relationship to mary todd weaver, following the couple from their first ball,and his departure for congress candidate. Yet fonda was more aptly cast, and gives a more vivid performance, five years earlier in their lesserknown first collaboration, young mr. In this dramatized account of his early law career in illinois, abraham lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, ann rutledge, to pursue law. Lincoln is a 1939 film that is a fictionalized account of the early life of the american president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case directed by.

Lincoln 1939, a fine slice of americana that is best served with some of moms apple pie. Lincoln is a 1939 film directed by john ford and starring henry fonda. Lincoln is a 1939 partly fictionalized biography about the early life of president abraham lincoln, directed by john ford and starring henry fonda. Lincolns law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have. Lincolns law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending. The film follows lincolns career as a shopkeeper and aspiring politician, his decision to. Lincoln smartly sidesteps the grandeur of the 16th presidents historical significance and. Lincoln 1939 took such outrageous liberties with historical fact that its value as a portrait of the nations sixteenth president remains questionable. Never were his matter and his method more aptly fitted, and never were his tendencies toward sprawl and overemphasis more rigorously controlled. Lincoln is a revisit of a 2006 dvd edition, augmented with a new 4k digital restoration and uncompressed monaural audio. Lincolnthe first cardinal masterpiece of director john fords career, and the finest film of that epochal hollywood year 1939been neglected because people fear its a stodgy history lesson. Henry fondas great stamp on the lincoln character, directed by john ford and featuring ten years in the presidents life.

Lincoln as the first of his films to get the luxe treatment it typically provides. Todays fabulous friday flick created a new category. In john fords salty and sentimental 1939 film young mr. The film follows lincoln during his early years in illinois, as he rises from a country boy born in a log cabin to a famous lawyer in springfield. Zanuck, received an academy award nomination for best original screenplay for its screenwriter lamar trotti. Im willing to bet that most moviegoers even cinefiles havent seen the film, and id wager that few.

Because the images of this film combine the iconic with the looseness of the everyday, as young mr. Lincoln was fords first film with henry fonda, another actor with a very definite function within the directors films. It dramatizes the early adulthood of, you guessed it, abraham lincoln, a period extending from roughly 1832 to 1837. The criterion collection on bluray 715515208710 from criterion. I think i saw only a hint of instability at a splice here or there. Every few months i have to get my young mr lincoln film fix. Lincoln may not be john fords most memorable film, but it did represent a bold departure for the filmmaker normally associated with the western, and helped establish him as a poetic visionary. Howard hawks, a master of genres and the architect of a tough, functional american style of narrative.