Lincoln - The Screenplay

This is the complete Screenplay of the acclaimed film by DreamWorks starring Daniel Day-Lewis

This revealing drama about a great American president, written by a great American playwright follows a decade-long collaboration between three-time Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner

Lincoln focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office - having just won re-election in a country divided, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery

With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of America

This Screenplay also contains eight pages of color photos from the film

"Splendid ... this is among the finest films ever made about American politics" ~ New York Times

"A brilliant, brawling epic ... screenwriter Tony Kushner blows the dust off history by investing it with flesh, blood and churning purpose" ~ Rolling Stone