Directed by Robert Redford, this is a true story I had never heard. Believing that John Wilkes Booth could not have acted alone to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, authorities tracked down a woman who ran a boarding house and rented rooms to…
Oct 16, 202010000mefest rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A true story about what is believed to be the conspiracy behind the assassination of President Lincoln.
At the center of it all was a woman--- Mary Suratt, who owned the boarding house where plans were thought to be conceived. This film…
Oct 25, 2016soundspace rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Somehow I missed this when it came out a few years back.
The film centres around the case against Mary Surratt, the lone woman charged in the assassination of Lincoln.
Despite the film maybe being 20 minutes too long, I thought the…
May 17, 2015Nursebob rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, Northern authorities under the direction of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Kevin Kline barely recognizable in spectacles and muttonchops) charge seven of Booth’s…
Jan 01, 2015Mr_Bounds48 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Just another courtroom drama film.The only difference with this one is the fact that it wants me to care about the murder of a former so-called USA President that didn't care about my enslaved ancestors aka the real builders of what they…
Jun 08, 2014garycornell rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Robert Redford directed a honest account of the assassination of Lincoln. What really happened is subject to question even today. Here we see that seven men and one woman were charged with conspiring to kill Lincoln. So we have hear say…
Dec 30, 2012wendybird rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I loved this movie, and think it was really passed over by too many people. I thought I knew my American history, but Mary Surratt (gorgeously played here by the former Mrs. Sean Penn, Robin Wright)'s story was unknown to me. A…
d
decarabas
Nov 15, 2012decarabas rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Wonderful attention to historical detail and a fascinating peek into a little known outcome of Lincoln's assassination.
Nov 10, 2012mexicanadiense rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An interesting and well-acted look at a troubled period in U.S. history. FYI: If you enjoy the film, I highly recommend following it up with Sarah Vowel's book "Assassination Vacation" which contains entertaining and curious details about…
b
bluedog8422
Sep 02, 2012
Oh how the events in history change the present.....
Jun 27, 2012Vivica rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
It is about the events immediately post Lincoln's assassination - a part of history not well known -very interesting for history buffs...not unlike behavior we see in presently.
Comments (42)
The Conspirator