Young Mr. Lincoln (Criterion Collection)

Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver. John Ford’s revealing story about the early years of the revered future President, from his humble rural beginnings to his years as a lawyer in Springfield. Directed by John Ford. Includes HD image transfer, audio commentary with film scholar Joseph McBride, profile of the director’s career by fellow director Lindsay Anderson, audio interview with the director and Henry Fonda from the ’70s, radio dramatization of the film, gallery of production documents and 28-page booklet with writing by critic Geoffrey O’Brien and an homage to the director by Sergei Eisenstein on 2 DVDs. 1939/b&w/100 min/NR/fullscreen.