The Conspirator

One bullet killed the President. But not one man.

In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, Vice President, and Secretary of State. The lone woman charged owned the boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and others met and planned the simultaneous attacks. A fresh young lawyer reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. He realises that his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait and a hostage in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt: her son.

121 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Violence).
Drama, Period piece, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Maybe I was also part of the plot ...

Credits

Cast	James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Tom Wilkinson, Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long, Danny Huston
Director	Robert Redford
Screenplay	James D. Solomon, Gregory Bernstein
Music	Mark Isham
Cinematography	Newton Thomas Sigel
Editing	Craig McKay
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2010
Produced by	The American Film Company, Wildwood Enterprises

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Historical, drama
Language	Infrequent and mild
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Occasional, some bloodiness. One particularly disturbing scene focused on preparations for hanging.
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Alchohol, mild, infrequent
Comments	This film is based on the trial of conspirators who assassinated Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Diane de Beer Politics vs power of attorney	10
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Spporadies goed, maar kort emosie	15
Box Office Pete Hammond A thriller that's riveting from start to finish.	13
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert Those most interested in American history will probably find The Conspirator most valuable. Those who want a historical romance or a courtroom potboiler will be disappointed. You have to give credit to Redford, Wright and McAvoy, and the other filmmakers. Not many films this smart can be made.	15
ScreenIt C. Fuchs	10
Metacritic.com 37 critics	11
Rottentomatoes critics 156 critics	12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Conspirator is well cast and tells a worthy story, but many viewers will lack the patience for Redford's deliberate, stagebound approach.	11
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	11
What the People say
Internet 1969 Netizens An eye-opening film, with an exemplary ensemble cast	14
Average .. 61%	12