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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

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

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

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.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

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)

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Ratings

Scale (Max)

International Media

Box Office (USA)Pete Hammond A thriller that's riveting from start to finish.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger 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.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs

Metacritic.com37 critics

RottenTomatoes.com156 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer The Conspirator is well cast and tells a worthy story, but many viewers will lack the patience for Redford's deliberate, stagebound approach.

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Internet (IMDB)1969 Netizens An eye-opening film, with an exemplary ensemble cast

Average .. 61%

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