The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

Documentary, History | Jan. 1, 2015

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.

The Gettysburg Address

Documentary, History | Jan. 1, 2015

The Gettysburg Address
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.
Producers Rising Picture Company
Original title The Gettysburg Address
Directors Sean Conant
Writers Sean Conant

Cast

Cary Elwes

as John P. Jones (voice)

Sam Elliott

as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)

Neal McDonough

as Charles Sumner (voice)

Dermot Mulroney

as Andrew Curtin (voice)

Matthew Broderick

as Reader

William Fichtner

as John G. Nicolay (voice)

Michael C. Hall

as Leonard Swett (voice)

Keith David

as Frederick Douglass (voice)

David Morse

as Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Aidan Quinn

as Theodore Parker (voice)

Gary Busey

as John C. Calhoun (voice)

David Strathairn

as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

Jason Alexander

as Noah Brooks (voice)

Ed Asner

as Edward Everett (voice)

Lili Taylor

as Emily Souder (voice)

Victor Garber

as William Saunders (voice)

Bob Gunton

as William Herndon (voice)

Zachary Gordon

as Daniel Skelly (voice)

Kelly Ayotte

as Senator (NH)

George Takei

as Self

Lois Smith

as Elizabeth Crawford (voice)

Kevin Conway

as Daniel Webster (voice)

Maxwell Perry Cotton

as Albertus McCreery (voice)

George W. Bush

as Himself (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

as Self

Laura Bush

as Self