Killing Lincoln is an American
television film inspired by the 2011
novel of the same name by
Bill O'Reilly. The two-hour
political docudrama was originally broadcast on
National Geographic Channel on February 17, 2013. Narrated and hosted by American actor
Tom Hanks, the film stars
Billy Campbell as
United States President Abraham Lincoln and
Jesse Johnson as
John Wilkes Booth. It was written and executive produced by
Erik Jendresen (
Band of Brothers), directed by Adrian Moat (
Gettysburg), produced by Chris Cowen, Mark Herzog,
Ridley Scott,
Tony Scott, Mary Lisio, David Zucker, and Terri Weinberg.