The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

The long road to freedom and equality.

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.

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2025

Documentary
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Cast

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

As John P. Jones (voice)

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

As Ward Hill Lamon (voice)

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

As Charles Sumner (voice)

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

As Andrew Curtin (voice)

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

As Reader

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

As John G. Nicolay (voice)

Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall

As Leonard Swett (voice)

Keith David

Keith David

As Frederick Douglass (voice)

David Morse

David Morse

As Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

As Theodore Parker (voice)

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

As John C. Calhoun (voice)

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

As Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

As Noah Brooks (voice)

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

As Edward Everett (voice)

Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

As Emily Souder (voice)

Victor Garber

Victor Garber

As William Saunders (voice)

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

As William Herndon (voice)

Zachary Gordon

Zachary Gordon

As Daniel Skelly (voice)

Kelly Ayotte

Kelly Ayotte

As Senator (NH)

George Takei

George Takei

As Self

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

As Elizabeth Crawford (voice)

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

As Daniel Webster (voice)

Maxwell Perry Cotton

Maxwell Perry Cotton

As Albertus McCreery (voice)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

As Self

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

As Self

Laura Bush

Laura Bush

As Self

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