news news The Rivalry 1975 90 min Drama, History A television adaptation of the famous 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates, in which Abraham Lincoln did verbal battle with Stephen Douglas, his opponent for a U.S. Senate seat, over the issue of slavery. watched want to watch oscars director Fielder Cook writers Donald Cormorant, Norman Corwin, Ernest Kinoy news ✕ loading… cast Arthur Hill Abraham Lincoln Charles Durning Stephen Douglas Hope Lange Adele Cutts Douglas Stephen Manley Tad Lincoln