The Gettysburg Address

The long road to freedom and equality

20252h 45m

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.

Cast

Photo of Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

John P. Jones (voice)

Photo of Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

Ward Hill Lamon (voice)

Photo of Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

Charles Sumner (voice)

Photo of Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Andrew Curtin (voice)

Photo of William Fichtner

William Fichtner

John G. Nicolay (voice)

Photo of Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall

Leonard Swett (voice)

Photo of Keith David

Keith David

Frederick Douglass (voice)

Photo of David Morse

David Morse

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Photo of Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Theodore Parker (voice)

Photo of Gary Busey

Gary Busey

John C. Calhoun (voice)

Photo of David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

Photo of Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

Noah Brooks (voice)

Photo of Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Edward Everett (voice)

Photo of Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

Emily Souder (voice)

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Victor Garber

William Saunders (voice)

Photo of Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

William Herndon (voice)

Photo of Zachary Gordon

Zachary Gordon

Daniel Skelly (voice)

Photo of Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Elizabeth Crawford (voice)

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