The Conspirator is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Robert Redford based on an original screenplay by James D. Solomon. It is the debut film of the American Film Company. The film tells the story of Mary Surratt, the only female conspirator charged in the Abraham Lincoln assassination and the first woman to be executed by the United States federal government. It stars James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Justin Long, Evan Rachel Wood, Jonathan Groff, Tom Wilkinson, Alexis Bledel, Kevin Kline, and Toby Kebbell. The Conspirator premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September... 11, 2010 and a special premiere screening took place on March 29, 2011 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois. A second premiere screening took place on April 10 at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., the site of the assassination. The United States theatrical release took place on April 15, 2011, the 146th anniversary of the death of President Lincoln. The film was released in Canada on April 29 and was released in the UK on July 1. Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the DVD and Blu-ray on August 16, 2011.
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| Release date: | September 11, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Robert Redford |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 122 Minutes |
| Producer: | Greg Shapiro, Robert Redford, Bill Holderman, Brian Falk, Robert Stone |
| Editor: | Craig McKay |
| Music by: | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography: | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| Screenplay by: | James Solomon |
| Estimated budget: | $20,000,000 |