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