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The Rivalry

1975 · 1h 30m
Drama, History
Starring Arthur Hill · Charles Durning · Hope Lange
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A television adaptation of the famous 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates, in which Abraham Lincoln did verbal battle with Stephen Douglas, his opponent for a U.S. Senate seat, over the issue of slavery.

Director
Fielder Cook
Producer
Walt deFaria
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A
Arthur Hill
Abraham Lincoln
C
Charles Durning
Stephen Douglas
H
Hope Lange
Adele Cutts Douglas
S
Stephen Manley
Tad Lincoln
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