The Lazarus Man

The Lazarus Man (1996)★ 7.5/10

US · 60 min · January 20, 1996 · 1 seasons

  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Western

Directed by: John Binder, Norman S. Powell, John Behring, Johnny E. Jensen, Michael Preece

Written by: Colleen O'Dwyer, Dick Beebe, Michael Ogiens, John Binder, Joshua Winfield Binder

A former bodyguard of President Lincoln digs his way out of a grave but has amnesia. He gets involved with a group of Civil War veterans who want to assassinate Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

Original title
The Lazarus Man
Storyline
Shortly after the Civil War, a man pulls himself out of a grave in the South wearing Southern clothing but carrying Northern gold and carrying a US Army revolver. He has no memory save for some gorgeous brunette and being beaten over the head by a man in a derby just before John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln. He calls himself "Lazarus" after the man Jesus resurrected until he can figure out who he is and why he was buried alive and left for dead.
Rating
7.5 / 10 · 285
Companies
Castle Rock Entertainment, TNT, Audio Visual Enterprises, DF1 Western Movies, Sunset, Vista Films Ltd.
Release dates
  • US January 20, 1996
  • PT November 3, 1996
  • FR March 28, 1998
  • DE September 23, 1998