The Conspirator [Collector's Edition] [2 Discs]

Director: Robert Redford

Overview

Robert Redford focuses on the chaotic moment in history directly following President Lincoln's assassination to tell the story of the proud mother charged with committing the monumental crime, and the ambitious young lawyer who reluctantly becomes her defense attorney. The Civil War has ended, and upon returning home, Union War hero Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy) endeavors to enter the world of politics by establishing himself as a lawyer. Though a high-society ball provides Aiken with the unique opportunity to gain an audience with standing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Kevin Kline), history intervenes when John Wilkes Booth fires the fateful bullet that ends the president's life. The nation is soon engulfed in turmoil as a massive manhunt for Booth's collaborators commences, leading lawmen to Confederate sympathizer Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), whose son John has become a prime suspect, yet remains dubiously out of reach. Meanwhile, as the American public cries out for justice, former attorney general Reverdy Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) persuades Aiken to act as Mrs. Surratt's defense lawyer, and the mounting pressure both in and out of the courtroom begins to weigh on the conflicted barrister's conscience as the pressure turns up on John to give himself up, and save his mother from paying for his crime in the gallows. Kevin Kline, Alexis Bledel, Evan Rachel Wood, and Justin Long co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2011
UPC:	0031398140627
Original Release:	2010
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Lions Gate
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:02:00
Sales rank:	10,984

Special Features

Closed Caption; Disc one:; Audio commentary with director Robert Redford ; Introduction to The American Film Company ; Theatrical trailer; Disc two: ; Feature-length documentary: "The Conspirator" The Plot to Kill Lincoln" ; The making of The Conspirator; 10 "Witness History" featurettes on the historical background and making of the film ; Photo gallery ; TV spots

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robin Wright	Mary Surratt
James McAvoy	Frederick Aiken
Tom Wilkinson	Reverdy Johnson
Evan Rachel Wood	Anna Surratt
Kevin Kline	Edwin Stanton
Alexis Bledel	Sarah
Justin Long	Nicholas Baker
Danny Huston	Joseph Holt
Colm Meaney	Gen. David Hunter
James Badge Dale	William Hamilton
Johnny Simmons	John Surratt
Toby Kebbell	John Wilkes Booth
Jonathan Groff	Louis Weichman
Stephen Root	John Lloyd
John Cullum	Judge Wylie
Norman Reedus	Lewis Payne
John Michael Weatherly	George Atzerodt
Marcus Hester	David Herold
Chris Bauer	Major Smith
Jim True-Frost	Hartranft
Shea Whigham	Captain Cottingham
Robert C. Treveiler	General Harris
Brian F. Durkin	Lieutenant
Cullen Moss	Stanton's Officer
Chloe Kirby	Actor
Robin Wright Penn	Actor
Mark Isham	Composer

Technical Credits

James Solomon

James Solomon	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Robert Redford	Producer
Brian Falk	Producer
Greg Shapiro	Producer
William Holderman	Executive Producer,Producer
Joe Ricketts	Executive Producer,Producer
Jeremiah Samuels	Executive Producer,Producer
Webster Stone	Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Jonathan S. Gaynor	Sound/Sound Designer
Alexandra Altrocchi	Special Effects
James Austin	Sound Effects
Timothy Cargioli	Sound Effects
Avy Kaufman	Casting

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Conspirator
1. The Conspirator [7:26]
2. Help, Somebody Help! [9:09]
3. Defend One of the Eight [7:24]
4. Privileged [7:05]
5. Kill Any on Our Own Side? [7:35]
6. Suspicious [9:07]
7. Lincoln's Changed His Plans [6:41]
8. Is She Expecting You? [7:19]
9. Feel That Sun [8:34]
10. Outrun Creation [7:10]
11. But You Can Ignore Me? [9:32]
12. Infatuated [6:44]
13. All Those in Favor [7:37]
14. It's Not Justice, It's Revenge [6:46]
15. May Almighty God Bless You [5:23]
16. End Credits [8:31]

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Disc #1 -- The Conspirator
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Scene Selections
Special Features
Audio Commentary With Director Robert Redford: On
Audio Commentary With Director Robert Redford: Off
Theatrical Trailer
The American Film Company
Also From Lionsgate
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Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English
Subtitles: Spanish
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Disc #2 -- The Conspirator / Special Features
Special Features
The Conspirator: The Plot to Kill Lincoln (Full-Length 67 Min Documentary)
The Making of The Conspirator
TV Spots
Photo Gallery
Witness History Features
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Witness History: Introduction
The Cospirator
Production Design
Mary Surratt's Catholicism
Costume Design
Military Trial
Props and Special Effects
Frederick Aiken: Defense Lawyer
Mary Surratt: Guilty or Innocent
Sentence and Execution