Movie: The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth

Top 5 Billed Cast

Jean-Pierre Parent
Jean-Pierre Parent

John Wilkes Booth

Shaun C. Grenan
Shaun C. Grenan

David Herold

Janet Vincent Lee
Janet Vincent Lee

Mary Surratt

Ed Mantell
Ed Mantell

Bounty Hunter

John Neely
John Neely

Stanton

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    Recalls the two week manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, the actor who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater in April 1865.

  • Release Date

    2007-12-27

  • Average

    8

  • Rating:

    4.0 starts
  • Tagline

    12 Days on the Run

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  • Languages:

    English
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