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