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The Face of Lincoln (1956)

6.3/10 0h 21m Mar 05, 1956
Documentary

Head of the sculpture dpeartment at USC when this film was made (by USC), Merrell Gage was a lifelong expert on Abraham Lincoln. This short was a lecture often given by Gage, using wet clay to depict the on-going changes to Abe's face over the years as Abe altered his hairstyle, grew a beard, and showed the effects of aging. Shown on TV many times, a fascinating look at one of history's important statesmen.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Face of Lincoln
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Key Crew

Director Edward Freed

Production

Cavalcade Pictures
University of Southern California
US
Universal Pictures
US

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CinemaSerf 6/10
Mar 24, 2024

Does anyone remember "The Generation Game" on television? They'd get families with watered down clay to try and sculpt something with usually hilariously squidgy results. Well perhaps they might to have used a couple of these families here to lighten up this rather overly earnest demonstration. Not ... Read more

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Details
Release Date March 5, 1956
Runtime 0h 21m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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