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"Lincoln" release timed to avoid politics

Name: "Lincoln" release timed to avoid politics
Uploaded: 2012-10-21T12:30:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Description: Steven Spielberg tells Lesley Stahl that he decided to release his film "Lincoln" after the 2012 presidential election because he didn't want a political "tug-of-war" over Lincoln's legacy.

Steven Spielberg tells Lesley Stahl that he decided to release his film "Lincoln" after the 2012 presidential election because he didn't want a political "tug-of-war" over Lincoln's legacy.