Well done.


Robert Redford directed this film about the trial of Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), alleged conspirator in the assassination of Lincoln. We find out that it was her son that was guilty, but since he was in hiding they used her as revenge. The attorney Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy) later founded the Washington Post. That may be the reason for Redford taking this on considering he was behind All the President's Men. Also has Tom Wilkinson, Kevin Kline. Well done.

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only well done if you like your history half-baked.

she was well hung :

she denied knowing powell, who stabbed seward and others within the household & who she knew well, when he showed up inconveniently at her door with a pick-axe while the investigators were at her house after the investigation.

the assassins were using her house while john surratt was nowhere near DC on the day of the assassination. she spent much time in conversations with booth before the assassination. her road-house tavern was the first place booth went to to pick up an eyeglass and weapons in his flight after the assassination. this same road-house in surrattsville was where dr. mudd arranged a meeting between john surratt & booth.

"Powell posed as a Baptist preacher and stayed at the boarding house for three days in March 1865.[93][98] David Herold also called at the home several times.[91][97]

after a search of the house, the agents found in Mary's room a picture of Booth, hidden behind another photograph, pictures of Confederate leaders including Jefferson Davis, a pistol, a mold for making bullets, and percussion caps.[120][123][125]

As part of the plot to kidnap Lincoln in March 1865, John, Atzerodt, and Herold hid two Spencer carbines, ammunition, and some other supplies at the Surratt tavern in Surrattsville.[88][99][100] On April 11, Mary Surratt rented a carriage and drove to the Surratt tavern.[101] She said that she made the trip to collect a debt owed her by a former neighbor.[101] However, according to her tenant, John Lloyd, Surratt told him to get the "shooting irons" ready to be picked up.[88][102] On April 14, Surratt said that she would once again visit the family tavern in Surrattsville to collect a debt.[88][103] Shortly before she left the city, Booth visited the boarding house and spoke privately with her.[88][104][105] He gave her a package, later found to contain binoculars, for Lloyd to pick up later that evening.[88][104][105] Surratt did so and, according to Lloyd, again told Lloyd to have the "shooting irons" ready for pickup and handed him a wrapped package from Booth.[88][99][106][107] "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Surratt

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