The Rivalry (1975)
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.
Director: Fielder Cook
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Arthur Hill as Abraham Lincoln |
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Charles Durning as Stephen Douglas |
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Hope Lange as Adele Cutts Douglas |
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Stephen Manley as Tad Lincoln |
| Directing | Fielder Cook | Director |
| Writing | Donald Cormorant | Writer |
| Writing | Norman Corwin | Writer |
| Writing | Ernest Kinoy | Writer |
| Production | Walt deFaria | Producer |