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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (film)

Abraham Lincoln:
Vampire Hunter
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov
Produced by
Screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith
Based on Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
by Seth Grahame-Smith
Starring
Music by Henry Jackman
Cinematography Caleb Deschanel
Edited by William Hoy
Production
companies
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 18, 2012 (2012-06-18) (New York City)
  • June 22, 2012 (2012-06-22) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $99.5 million
Box office $116.4 million
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Soundtrack album by Henry Jackman
Released June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12) (Australia)
Recorded 2011-2012
Genre Soundtrack, film score
Length 45:32
Label Fox Music
Producer

Tim Burton
Timur Bekmambetov
Jim Lemley

Singles from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
  1. "Powerless"
    Released: October 12, 2012

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a 2012 American dark fantasy action horror film directed by Timur Bekmambetov, based on the 2010 mashup novel of the same name. The novel's author, Seth Grahame-Smith, wrote the screenplay with Simon Kinberg. Benjamin Walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, and Marton Csokas. The real-life figure Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States (1861–1865), is portrayed in the novel and the film as having a secret identity as a vampire hunter.

The film was produced by Tim Burton, Bekmambetov, and Jim Lemley. Filming began in Louisiana in March 2011 and the film was released in 3D on June 20, 2012 in the United Kingdom and June 22, 2012 in the United States. The film received mixed reviews, which praised the action sequences and originality, but criticized its overly serious tone, overuse of CGI, and pacing.

In 1818, Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) lives in Indiana with his parents, Nancy (Robin McLeavy) and Thomas (Joseph Mawle), who works at a plantation owned by Jack Barts (Marton Csokas). There, Lincoln intervenes when he sees his friend, a young African American boy, William Johnson (Anthony Mackie), being beaten by a slaver. Because of his son's actions, Thomas is fired. That night, Lincoln sees Barts break into his house and attack Nancy. She falls ill the following day, and dies shortly afterwards. Thomas tells Lincoln that Barts poisoned Nancy.


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