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Abraham lincoln, historys greatest hunter of the undead, must risk the presidency, his family and his life to protect america from bloodthirsty vampires. Vampire hunter benjamin walker dominic cooper anthony mackie 2012 the death of his mother at the hands of a vampire launches abraham lincoln benjamin walker on a 45year quest to avenge her and eliminate the undead. Benjamin walker stars as the title character with supporting roles by dominic cooper, anthony mackie, mary elizabeth winstead, rufus sewell, and marton csokas. Produced by the asylum, and starring bill oberst jr. Feb 18, 2016 abraham lincoln vampire hunter abe lincoln presidential library museum broll. The title made a very clear declaration of the movies aim, and the content delivered exactly that. Vampire hunter is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Vampire hunter 2012 tt1611224 president lincolns mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slaveowning helpers. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith, why did southern slave holders originally align with the vampires. Vampire hunter has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesnt jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with an unfulfilling blend of clashing ingredients.
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For over 250 years, between 1607 and 1865, vampires thrived in the shadows of america. Its a skillful and clever mixture of fact and fiction that makes for a fascinating reading experience. The owner of the plantation is jack barts, a vampire, who poisoned lincoln s mother. According to this speculative novel, abe is, throughout.
Vampire hunter was released on dvd, bluray and bluray 3d in the united states and canada on october 23, 2012. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins. Vampire hunter by seth grahamesmith on march 4, 1861, abraham lincoln the exceptional boy of sinking springs farm, apple of his departed mothers eye, survivor of the trials of job, and one of the nations most accomplished vampire hunters was sworn in as the 16th president of the united states. With benjamin walker, rufus sewell, dominic cooper, anthony mackie. Thrust into an epic fight against the ruthless killers, lincoln must rely on those. At the age of 9, abraham lincoln witnesses his mother being killed by a vampire, jack barts.
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The slightly longer version starts in 2010, when seth grahamesmith the character, not the author gets the secret journals of abraham lincoln from the vampire henry sturges. Then again, a bigscreen version of seth grahamesmith. Now, abraham lincoln as played by benjamin walker isnt merely. He trains as a hunter for ten years and eventually gets his revenge on barts and kills him. Nbc new york tim burton buys rights to abraham lincoln. Vampire hunter hd, 75 min broken into five categories which can be watched separately, the doc is fairly exhaustive and touches on pretty much everything you could ever want to know about the production. Some 10 years later, he unsuccessfully tries to eliminate barts but in the process makes the acquaintance of henry sturgess who teaches him how to fight and what is. A ridiculous, overthetop, and fun actionhorror flick. The book trailer featuring michae l krebs as abraham lincoln want more. Apr 20, 2015 the movie tends to reflect the life and struggles of abraham lincoln to a great extent.
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