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The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth

The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth

12 Days on the Run

2007•1h 30m•8.0/10
Documentary

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8.0/10(1)

Recalls the two week manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, the actor who shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln at Fords Theater in April 1865.

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Production

Tom Jennings Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jean-Pierre Parent

Jean-Pierre Parent

John Wilkes Booth

Shaun C. Grenan

David Herold

Janet Vincent Lee

Mary Surratt

Ed Mantell

Bounty Hunter

John Neely

Stanton

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