
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
Release: 2025-11-19·Runtime: 165m
DocumentaryHistory
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous speech, separating fact from fiction along the way. Lincoln's greater journey to Gettysburg is chronicled, from his early anti-slavery sentiments as a poor farmer's son to his rousing orations as one of America's greatest leaders.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Rising Picture Company
Cast
Ed Asneras Edward Everett (voice)
Bob Guntonas William Herndon (voice)
George Takeias Self
Tom Brokawas Self
Matthew Broderickas Reader
William Fichtneras John G. Nicolay (voice)
Gary Buseyas John C. Calhoun (voice)
David Strathairnas Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Victor Garberas William Saunders (voice)
Zachary Gordonas Daniel Skelly (voice)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.as Self
Michael C. Hallas Leonard Swett (voice)
Aidan Quinnas Theodore Parker (voice)
Kevin Conwayas Daniel Webster (voice)
Sam Elliottas Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
Neal McDonoughas Charles Sumner (voice)
David Morseas Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Lili Tayloras Emily Souder (voice)
Lois Smithas Elizabeth Crawford (voice)
Maxwell Perry Cottonas Albertus McCreery (voice)
Laura Bushas Self
Cary Elwesas John P. Jones (voice)
Dermot Mulroneyas Andrew Curtin (voice)
Keith Davidas Frederick Douglass (voice)
Jason Alexanderas Noah Brooks (voice)