The Conspirator (Collector's Edition) (2-DVD) PG-13

One bullet killed the President. But not one man.
The Conspirator (Collector's Edition) (2-DVD)
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DVD Details

  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: PG-13
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: August 16, 2011
  • Originally Released: 2010
  • Label: Lions Gate

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Entertainment Reviews:

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Total Count: 169

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 21,172
Rating: 3/5 -- The Conspirator deserves a lot more praise than it got on initial release: yes it is slow in parts and even provocatively tentative, but it is intricately crafted, a wonderful example of precision and attention to detail. Full Review
What Culture
Jan 2, 2012
Rating: 2/5 -- Makes you pause and consider, not the fragility of justice and human rights in extreme circumstances, but the fusty and enfeebled condition to which Robert Redford's filmmaking has sunk.
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Jun 30, 2011
3 stars out of 4 -- [A]n unusually literate and thoughtful historical film....The film depends on Wright and McAvoy for its human appeal.
Chicago Sun-Times
Apr 14, 2011
Although the "guilty" verdict is already a foregone conclusion, under the sure, steady direction of Robert Redford[...]the film builds suspense and allows the watcher to hope against hope that somehow the verdict will return as "not guilty". Full Review
I on the Arts
Oct 9, 2018
3.5 stars out of 5 -- A thriller that's riveting from start to finish....Redford has crafted a revealing look at a key chapter in our nation's history that you only thought you knew.
Box Office
Apr 15, 2011
Rating: 2.5/5 -- The bigger problem is that the central character of [Mary] Surratt, as pictured here, is completely unengaging. Full Review
Washington Examiner
Jan 8, 2019
[T]he movie is handsomely shot, in muted tones that resemble history-book illustrations from the 1930's...
Movieline
Apr 14, 2011

Product Description:

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.

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  • UPC: 031398140627
  • Shipping Weight: 0.27/lbs (approx)
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