<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $65 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $275.3 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Lincoln is a 2012 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day - Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln . The film also features Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon - Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook and Tommy Lee Jones in supporting performances . The screenplay by Tony Kushner was loosely based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, and covers the final four months of Lincoln's life, focusing on his efforts in January 1865 to have the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed by the United States House of Representatives . </P> <P> The film was produced by Spielberg and frequent collaborator Kathleen Kennedy, through their respective production companies, Amblin Entertainment and the Kennedy / Marshall Company . Filming began October 17, 2011, and ended on December 19, 2011 . Lincoln premiered on October 8, 2012 at the New York Film Festival . The film was co-produced by DreamWorks Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Participant Media, and released theatrically by Touchstone Pictures in North America on November 9, 2012 . The film was distributed by Fox in international territories . </P>

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