Where was Lincoln filmed?

Name: Lincoln
Genre: War, Biographical, Trial, Drama, Historical
Released: 2013
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader

2013 film, directed by Steven Spielberg.

United States

The story is set in Washington, about 1,150 miles (1,850 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in: Washington; D.C.; Chicago, United States
Filmed in: United States
Distance: About 1,150 miles (1,850 km) between Washington and the nearest filming location.
Distance: About 589 miles (948 km) between Chicago, United States and the nearest filming location.

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Released: 2013
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis Sally Field David Strathairn Joseph Gordon-Levitt James Spader Hal Holbrook Tommy Lee Jones John Hawkes Jackie Earle Haley Lee Pace
Genre: War Biographical Trial Drama Historical
Based on: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Awards: Satellite Award for Best Film; Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Production Design; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films and 1 more

He is concerned that his 1863 Emancipation Proclamation may be discarded by the courts after the war and that the proposed Thirteenth Amendment will be defeated by the returning slave states.

The Radical Republicans fear the amendment will be defeated by some who wish to delay its passage; support from Republicans in the states is not yet assured.

He hopes to earn a measure of honor and respect outside of his father's shadow.

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