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: If John Surratt was part of this conspiracy, I pray that he receives every punishment known to man. But if his mother can be convicted on such insufficient evidence, I tell you, none of you are safe.
Frederick Aiken: Members of the commission, do not permit this injustice to Mary Surratt by sacrificing our sacred rights out of revenge. Too many of us have laid down our lives to preserve them.
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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.