No figure has quite the stature, both literally and figuratively, of Abraham Lincoln in the annals of American history. The 16th President's towering impact on American history provides plenty of material for literature or fictional media. Ostensibly speaking, one could frame an entire story around one day in Lincoln's life. One filmmaker, the legendary John Ford, whose expansive filmography brushes upon various facets of American history, tackled Honest Abe during his pre-Presidential office years as a wide-eyed attorney in Young Mr. Lincoln. Playing Lincoln on the big screen is a tall task, but few actors in the history of Hollywood were more equipped to carry that burden than Henry Fonda, the ultimate everyday American who expressed earnestness and gravitas in the same breath.
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