ial s ▁at ▁Forest ▁La wn ▁C emetery , ▁Buff alo ▁Category : G erman ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Pal at inate ▁( region ) ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Lincoln ▁Cons pi racy ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁James ▁L . ▁Con way ▁that ▁dram at izes ▁certain ▁consp i racy ▁theories ▁concerning ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁assass ination ▁of ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln . ▁The ▁film , ▁which ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁David ▁W . ▁B als iger ▁and ▁Charles ▁E . ▁Sel lier ▁Jr ., ▁star red ▁Robert ▁Middle ton ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁Ed win ▁M . ▁St anton , ▁John ▁De hner ▁as ▁Col . ▁La f ay ette ▁C . ▁Baker , ▁Brad ford ▁D ill man ▁as ▁John ▁Wil kes ▁Bo oth , ▁and ▁John ▁Anderson ▁as ▁Lincoln . ▁▁ ▁The ▁hypothesis ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁that , ▁far ▁from ▁being ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁ring le ader ▁of ▁a ▁lon ely ▁band ▁of ▁fan at ics ▁as ▁most ▁histor ians ▁agree ▁that ▁it ▁was , ▁Lincoln ' s ▁assass ination ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁vast ▁consp i racy ▁involving ▁Secretary ▁of ▁War ▁Ed win ▁St anton , ▁Chief ▁of ▁National ▁Police ▁Colonel ▁La f ay ette ▁Baker , ▁and ▁various ▁Northern ▁Sen ators ▁and ▁polit icians