The Conspirator (2011)

Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.

Release Date: April 15th, 2011

Director: Robert Redford

Writers: Gregory Bernstein, James D. Solomon

Actors: Alexis Bledel, Colm Meaney, Danny Huston, Evan Rachel Wood, James Badge Dale, James McAvoy, John Cullum, Johnny Simmons, Jonathan Groff, Justin Long, Kevin Kline, Robin Wright, Stephen Root, Toby Kebbell, Tom Wilkinson

Genre: Crime, Drama, History

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Official site: www.conspiratorthemovie.com

Studio: Roadside Attractions

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The Conspirator | Synopsis

“The Conspirator” is a period drama based on true events following the assassination of President Lincoln. Wright Penn will play Mary Surratt, the only woman among a group charged with conspiring to kill the president. McAvoy will play Frederick Aiken, an idealistic young war hero who reluctantly defends Surratt and in the process comes to believe she is innocent.

Rachel Wood is said to be playing Wright Penn’s daughter Anna Surratt, while Kebbell has been cast as the assassin John Wilkes Booth.