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