
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
Sam Elliottas Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
Neal McDonoughas Charles Sumner (voice)
Dermot Mulroneyas Andrew Curtin (voice)
Michael C. Hallas Leonard Swett (voice)
Gary Buseyas John C. Calhoun (voice)
David Strathairnas Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Lili Tayloras Emily Souder (voice)
Matthew Broderickas Reader
Aidan Quinnas Theodore Parker (voice)
Ed Asneras Edward Everett (voice)
Bob Guntonas William Herndon (voice)
Lois Smithas Elizabeth Crawford (voice)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.as Self
Laura Bushas Self
Jason Alexanderas Noah Brooks (voice)
Cary Elwesas John P. Jones (voice)
Keith Davidas Frederick Douglass (voice)
Victor Garberas William Saunders (voice)
Zachary Gordonas Daniel Skelly (voice)
George Takeias Self
Kevin Conwayas Daniel Webster (voice)
Tom Brokawas Self
William Fichtneras John G. Nicolay (voice)
David Morseas Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Maxwell Perry Cottonas Albertus McCreery (voice)