FAME READS / SCREEN NOTES
Young Mr. Lincoln
Scores
- IMDb7.5/10as of 2026-03-23
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer100%as of 2025-02-12
- Rotten Tomatoes average8.6/10as of 2021-10-05
- Metacritic91/100as of 2025-12-02
What it is
Young Mr. Lincoln is a 1939 American biographical drama film about the early life of President Abraham Lincoln, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda. Ford and producer Darryl F. Zanuck fought for control of the film, to the point where Ford destroyed unwanted takes for fear the studio would use them in the film. Screenwriter Lamar Trotti was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing/Original Story.
At a glance
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
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