The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd


Starring:Dennis Weaver, Susan Sullivan, Richard A. Dysart, Michael McGuire, Nigel Davenport, Arthur Hill, Mary Nell Santacroce, Larry Larson (II), Clarence Thomas, Teddy Milford, Angela Tully, Ryan Grady, Panos Eli Karatassos, Bill Gribble, Luke Halpin, Terry Beaver, Sean Ahern, Roy Tatum, Don Kovacs, Lawrence Montaigne
Director: Paul Wendkos
Studio: Pathfinder Home Ent.
Product Type: DVD

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The tragic story of Dr. Samuel Mudd of Maryland, who in 1865 was arrested for his alleged complicity in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln and sentenced by an illegal military court to a lifetime of hard labor at the American penal colony of Fort Jefferson on the Dry Tortugas. The unfortunate Mudd, whose only "crime" was to set the broken leg of a mud-caked stranger - who turned out to be John Wilkes Booth - endures the cruelties of the sadistic commandant and the condemnation of the public at large, until his selfless courage during a yellow fever epidemic earns him a pardon by President Andrew Johnson. The film implicates Lincoln's secretary of war Edwin Stanton, whom some conspiracy theorists now believe was behind the assassination plot.
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Starring: Dennis Weaver , Susan Sullivan , Richard A. Dysart , Michael McGuire , and Nigel Davenport
Director: Paul Wendkos
Manufacturer: Pathfinder Home Ent.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0001ENX4A
Release Date: 2004-04-20

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The tragic story of Dr. Samuel Mudd of Maryland, who in 1865 was arrested for his alleged complicity in the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln and sentenced by an illegal military court to a lifetime of hard labor at the American penal colony of Fort Jefferson on the Dry Tortugas. The unfortunate Mudd, whose only "crime" was to set the broken leg of a mud-caked stranger - who turned out to be John Wilkes Booth - endures the cruelties of the sadistic commandant and the condemnation of the public at large, until his selfless courage during a yellow fever epidemic earns him a pardon by President Andrew Johnson. The film implicates Lincoln's secretary of war Edwin Stanton, whom some conspiracy theorists now believe was behind the assassination plot.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Amazon...late again.......2006-07-06

It took 3 weeks to recieve this after ordering. Which was unacceptable as I wanted my children to view this dvd before their trip to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Totugas. As it happened it arrived two weeks after their return. It was disappointing to say the least.

5 out of 5 stars A True Classic!.......2004-08-06

Very well acted and factual, I waited many years to finally SEE this one again, much less get it on DVD and it was well worth the wait! Dennis Weaver as Dr. Mudd and Susan Sullivan as his wife are virtually flawless in their respective roles. I've only had it for 2 months and have watched it twice; once myself and again when friends came over a week later and wanted to see it and THEY loved it so much that they ordered a copy. It's well worth getting!!
I also reccommend PRISONER OF SHARK ISLAND,it's an older MUDD type video,now available on another website, but a great flick.

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