The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998) "Science Fiction"

The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998) "Science Fiction"April 14, 1865. As four year of Civil War draw to a close, our country again faces unforgettable tragedy: the assassination of the President. Starring Lance Henriksen as the Great Emancipator and Rob Morrow as assassin John Wilkes Booth, this riveting recreation of The Day Lincoln Was Shot (from Jim Bishop's landmark book) is a thrilling and detailed chronicle of the plot, murder and manhunt that changed America forever. To avenge what he called the

Unable to defeat Imperiex and his vast army alone

Both Thomas and Lee rarely appear in films

The result: a fall-down-funny (literally) comedy sequence

ace reporters

a cynical newshound

The Mean Widdle Kid or Freddie the Freeloader

Stevenson's novel

Combining elements of parlor mystery with the secret passages

Lawrence Bradford (Powell) is sure she's nuts - until a dead body at the doctor's doorstep makes him suspect #1

And let's drink

helms the brawny survivalist action

Ace reporter Steve Grey digs up the dirt