DVD

The conspirator [videorecording] / Roadside Attractions ; The American Film Company presents, in association with Wildwood Enterprises ; directed by Robert Redford ; written by James Solomon ; story by James Solomon, Gregory Bernstein ; produced by Robert Redford, Greg Shapiro, Bill Holderman, Brian Falk, Robert Stone ; executive producers, Joe Ricketts, Jeremiah Samuels, Webster Stone.

Redford, Robert. (Producer, Director). Solomon, James (James D.) (Screenwriter, Author). Bernstein, Gregory, 1955- (Author). Shapiro, Greg. (Producer). Holderman, Bill. (Producer). Falk, Brian. (Producer). Stone, Robert, 1964- (Producer). Ricketts, Joe. (Producer). Samuels, Jeremiah. (Producer). Stone, Webster, 1960- (Producer). McAvoy, James, 1979- (Actor). Wright, Robin, 1966- (Actor). Kline, Kevin. (Actor). Wood, Evan Rachel, 1987- (Actor). Huston, Danny, 1962- (Actor). Long, Justin, 1978- (Actor). Meaney, Colm, 1953- (Actor). Bledel, Alexis, 1982- (Actor). Dale, James Badge, 1978- (Actor). Kebbell, Toby. (Actor). Simmons, Johnny, 1986- (Actor). Reedus, Norman, 1969- (Actor). Cullum, John, 1930- (Actor). True, Jim. (Actor). Groff, Jonathan. (Actor). Root, Stephen. (Actor). Bauer, Chris. (Actor). Andrews, David, 1952- (Actor). Wilkinson, Tom, 1948- (Actor). Isham, Mark. (Composer). Jennings, Thomas. (Screenwriter, Director). Tom Jennings Productions, Inc. (Added Author). Roadside Attractions (Firm) (Added Author). American Film Manufacturing Company. (Added Author). Wildwood Enterprises. (Added Author). Lions Gate Films. (Added Author). James McAvoy (Nicholas Baker), Robin Wright (Mary Surratt), Kevin Kline (Edwin Stanton), Evan Rachel Wood (Anna Surratt), Danny Huston (Joseph Holt), Justin Long (Nicholas Baker), Colm Meaney (General Hunter), Alexis Bledel (Sarah Weston), James Badge Dale (William Hamilton), Toby Kebbell (John Wilkes Booth), Johnny Simmons (John Surratt), Norman Reedus (Lewis Payne), John Cullum (Justice Wylie), Jim True-Frost (General Hartranft), Jonathan Groff (Louis Weichmann), Stephen Root (John Lloyd), Chris Bauer (Major Smith), David Andrews (Father Walter), Tom Wilkinson (Reverdy Johnson). (Cast).

Summary:

In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt, 42, owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and others met and planned the simultaneous attacks. Against the ominous back-drop of post-Civil War Washington, newly-minted lawyer Frederick Aiken, a 28-year-old Union war hero, reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. As the trial unfolds, Aiken realizes his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait and hostage in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt--her own son.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: 2-disc collector's ed.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Films, c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1: The conspirator -- Help, somebody help! -- Defend one of the eight -- Privileged -- Kill any on our own side? -- Suspicious -- Lincoln's changed his plans -- Is she expecting you? -- Feel that sun -- Outrun creation -- But you can ignore me? -- Infatuated -- All those in favor -- It's not justice, it's revenge -- May almighty God bless you -- End credits Special features: Previews (14 min.); Introduction to the American Film Company (1 min.); Audio commentary with director Robert Redford; Theatrical trailer (3 min.). Disc 2: The conspirator : Mary Surratt and the plot to kill Lincoln / written and directed by Tom Jennings ; a production of The American Film Company and Tom Jennings Productions (67 min.) -- The making of "The conspirator" (10 min.) -- Witness history : "The conspirator" (41 min.); TV spots (1 min.); Photo gallery [slide show] (8 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Newton Thomas Sigel ; production designer, Kalina Ivanov ; editor, Craig McKay ; costume designer, Louise Frogley ; music, Mark Isham ; consulting historians, Frederic L. Borch, James McPherson, Thomas R. Turner.
Participant or Performer Note:	James McAvoy (Nicholas Baker), Robin Wright (Mary Surratt), Kevin Kline (Edwin Stanton), Evan Rachel Wood (Anna Surratt), Danny Huston (Joseph Holt), Justin Long (Nicholas Baker), Colm Meaney (General Hunter), Alexis Bledel (Sarah Weston), James Badge Dale (William Hamilton), Toby Kebbell (John Wilkes Booth), Johnny Simmons (John Surratt), Norman Reedus (Lewis Payne), John Cullum (Justice Wylie), Jim True-Frost (General Hartranft), Jonathan Groff (Louis Weichmann), Stephen Root (John Lloyd), Chris Bauer (Major Smith), David Andrews (Father Walter), Tom Wilkinson (Reverdy Johnson).
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violent content.
System Details Note:	DVD-video; region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround; widescreen presentation, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, for 16x9 televisions.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed captioned in English.