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UNITED STATES · 1951

The Tall Target

Anthony Mann
presidential assassination plot train thriller historical fiction detective investigation civil war era
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Synopsis

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

Year1951
CountryUnited States
DirectorAnthony Mann
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