The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth
The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth

The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth

1 h 30 min

2007

US

NR

Documentary

80%

User Score

Overview

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

Movie cast

Jean-Pierre Parent

Jean-Pierre Parent

John Wilkes Booth

Shaun C. Grenan

Shaun C. Grenan

David Herold

Janet Vincent Lee

Janet Vincent Lee

Mary Surratt

Ed Mantell

Ed Mantell

Bounty Hunter

John Neely

John Neely

Stanton

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