Watch The Big Night

The Big Night is a movie from the 1950s that shows the last night that Abraham Lincoln was alive. In this black and white film, the couple of months leading up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln is shown, along with the character development of John Wilkes Booth. The movie makes John Wilkes Booth seem almost human, and at times in the movie you even start to feel sorry for him. The actual gun shot is shown in the movie, and the days after the play are shown where Abraham Lincoln will eventually pass away from the shot in his bed.