AFI Festival: ‘Lincoln’ premiere

“Looper” star Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Abraham Lincoln’s son Robert Lincoln.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Tommy Lee Jones plays abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.  (Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images)

“Brothers & Sisters” star Sally Field plays Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. “Mary Todd was unbelievably smart and politically savvy, Field said.  (Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images)

“Lincoln” director/producer Steven Spielberg arrives with stepdaughter and actress Jessica Capshaw.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images For AFI)

“The Office” alum James Spader plays W.N. Bilbo in the film.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Mad Men” actor Jared Harris plays Ulysses S. Grant in the film.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Desperate Housewives” alum Dakin Matthews plays John Usher.   (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

“ER” alum Gloria Reuben plays Elizabeth Keckley in the drama.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images For AFI)

“Rizzoli & Isles” actor Bruce McGill plays Edwin Stanton.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

“Go On” actress Julie White plays Elizabeth Blair Lee.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Suits” actor David Costabile plays James Ashley in the film.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Veteran acclaimed actor Hal Holbrook plays Preston Blair.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images For AFI)

“The Help” actor David Oyelowo, who plays Cpl. Ira Clark in the film, arrives with wife Jessica Oyelowo.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

“Boardwalk Empire” star Michael Stuhlbarg plays George Yeaman in “Lincoln.” He also appears in “Hitchcock,” which opened the festival.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

“Justified” star Walton Goggins plays Clay Hutchins in the film.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images For AFI)

“Lincoln” writer Tony Kushner, left, and actress Camryn Manheim.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

“Take Me Home Tonight” actress Teresa Palmer.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)