The Rivalry (1975)

★ 9.0/10 90 min Drama, History Unknown English

Director: Fielder Cook

Writers: Donald Cormorant, Norman Corwin, Ernest Kinoy

Streaming: Not available

Description

A television adaptation of the famous 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates, in which Abraham Lincoln did verbal battle with Stephen Douglas, his opponent for a U.S. Senate seat, over the issue of slavery.

Top Cast

Arthur Hill Abraham Lincoln

Charles Durning Stephen Douglas

Hope Lange Adele Cutts Douglas

Stephen Manley Tad Lincoln