Stengel : Steven Weber is bringing Abraham Lincoln to the movies with ` ` Lincoln '' Daniel Day Lewis plays the president , and took a year to film . He uses the 13th Amendment as a framing device . While war loomed , Lincoln also was dealing with personal issues at home .
Steven Weber is bringing Abraham Lincoln to the movies with ` ` Lincoln '' Daniel Day Lewis plays the president , and took a year to film . He uses the 13th Amendment as a framing device . While war loomed , Lincoln also was dealing with personal issues at home .