Drama ·History · 1975 · 1h 30m

The Rivalry

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Director
Fielder Cook
Cast
Arthur Hill as Abraham Lincoln Charles Durning as Stephen Douglas Hope Lange as Adele Cutts Douglas Stephen Manley as Tad Lincoln
Crew
Donald Cormorant — Writer Norman Corwin — Writer Ernest Kinoy — Writer Walt deFaria — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Fielder Cook Director Donald Cormorant Writer Norman Corwin Writer Ernest Kinoy Writer Walt deFaria Producer
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