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