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6.946 votes

Movie

The Tall Target

1951•1h 18m•NR•Thriller, History, Mystery

You'll never see the target till the very end!

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

Top cast

Dick Powell

Paula Raymond

Adolphe Menjou

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Ruby Dee

Richard Rober

Leif Erickson

Will Geer

Florence Bates

Mrs. Charlotte Alsop

Erville Alderson

Erville Alderson

Minister (uncredited)

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Keywords

detective treason night train political assassination american civil war

Details

Director: Anthony Mann
Writer: Art Cohn, George Worthing Yates, Daniel Mainwaring
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country: United States
Original language: English
Budget: $966,000
Revenue: $620,000
Release date: August 17, 1951
Status: Released

assassination of president

abraham lincoln

political conspiracy