The Last of Mrs. Lincoln

September. 16,1976      
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The Last of Mrs. Lincoln depicts the final seventeen years of Mary Todd Lincoln's life, following her husband's assassination.

Julie Harris as  Mary Todd Lincoln
Michael Cristofer as  Robert Lincoln
Robby Benson as  Tad Lincoln
Patrick Duffy as  Lewis Baker
Linda Kelsey as  Mary Harlan
Priscilla Morrill as  Elizabeth Edwards
Denver Pyle as  Senator Austin
Ford Rainey as  Ninnian Edwards
Macon McCalman as  Attendant

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Reviews

Noutions
1976/09/16

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

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Matialth
1976/09/17

Good concept, poorly executed.

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Zandra
1976/09/18

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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Candida
1976/09/19

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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