The Face of Lincoln poster

The Face of Lincoln( 1956)

TV-MADocumentary
63%
User
Score

Overview

Head of the sculpture dpeartment at USC when this film was made (by USC), Merrell Gage was a lifelong expert on Abraham Lincoln. This short was a lecture often given by Gage, using wet clay to depict the on-going changes to Abe's face over the years as Abe altered his hairstyle, grew a beard, and showed the effects of aging. Shown on TV many times, a fascinating look at one of history's important statesmen.

    Top Billed Cast

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Mar 24 2024
    Does anyone remember "The Generation Game" on television? They'd get families with watered down clay to try and sculpt something with usually hilariously squidgy results. Well perhaps they might to have used a couple of these families here to lighten up this rather overly earnest demonstration. Not only might they have introduced a little light-heartedness, but they might also have gone some way to illustrating just how talented the real artists actually are. It's the dry as a bone Merrell Gage who takes centre stage and expertly turns a blob of clay into the spitting image of Abraham Lincoln. ...

    Media

    Videos 0Backdrops 0Posters 1

    Recommendations

    1. Sonic & Shadow Lovely Lavat

      Sonic & Shadow Lovely Lavat48%

    2. Hero64%

    3. Six: Inside85%

    4. Gay ?94%

    5. Flow

      Flow80%

    6. Goosebumps: Deep Trouble76%

    7. Rosalie Goes Shopping

      Rosalie Goes Shopping57%

    8. Pain56%

    9. Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried

      Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink and Be Buried72%

    10. Virginia Water Lake

      Virginia Water Lake98%

    11. Death Angel - Sonic German Beatdown - Live in Germany62%

    12. Mustard Fields

      Mustard Fields100%

    13. A69%

    14. Romeo & Julius70%

    15. Six Days of Sistine

      Six Days of Sistine54%

    16. Autumn

      Autumn95%

    17. Re/cycle77%

    18. Sonic Soldier Borgman: Lover's Rain

      Sonic Soldier Borgman: Lover's Rain66%

    19. A Stray Girlfriend30%

    20. Flow93%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords