Corrected entry: In the beginning of the trial, they show the Military fort where the trial took place, Ft Jefferson as just outside the capital in Washington. It is, in fact, west of the Florida keys on a rocky outcrop now referred to as Dry Tortugas National Park, and was very difficult to get to by ship.
The Conspirator (2010)
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Directed by: Robert Redford
Starring: James McAvoy, Kevin Kline, Tom Wilkinson, Robin Wright, Evan Rachel Wood
Genres: Drama
Factual error: Early in the film following Lincoln's assassination, we see a newspaper stating that Lincoln's body is being transported to his final resting place of "Springfield IL". At that time the state either wouldn't have been shortened, or "Ill." would have been used. The two letter state name abbreviations were not introduced until the 1960s, at the same time as ZIP codes.
Frederick Aiken: I think she's as guilty as Booth. How can I possibly defend her?
Reverdy Johnson: You assume that she's guilty, like the Commission. You don't have any proof.
Frederick Aiken: Proof or no, don't give a damn what happens to her.
Reverdy Johnson: I tell you what. If you can prove that she's guilty, you can take yourself off the case.
Frederick Aiken: Thank you, sir.
Reverdy Johnson: You think it'll be that easy?
Frederick Aiken: I know it.
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Correction: Ft. Jefferson is in the Florida Keys, however that is not where the trial took place. The conspirators convicted but not sentenced to death served time there afterwards. The trial itself was held in Washington.