The Conspirator

directed by Robert Redford
Category: "Drama"
Year of Release:2010
Date Added:09/03/2011
Date Watched:09/03/2011
Description:A close-to-true account of the trial of Mary Surratt (Robin Wright) for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. She was (in the movie) defended by Union soldier Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy), a young lawyer who did not want the case but fought hard for his client when he became convinced that, guilty or not, his client's rights were being violated.
My Rating:7

Reviews for The Conspirator

Review - Conspirator, The

I was familiar with the case, and so enjoyed the movie. It bothers me some that it was dramatized for effect, but that's movies ...
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