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