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'Death by Lightning' star Michael Shannon sees parallels between the 1880s and today

By Dave Davies
Published November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM EST

Shannon brings James Garfield's brief presidency to the screen in a new Netflix series. And in the film Nuremberg, Shannon plays a prosecutor trying Nazi leaders for war crimes.

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