The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

The long road to freedom and equality.

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2025
2h 45m
HD
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.

Top Cast

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

John P. Jones (voice)

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

Ward Hill Lamon (voice)

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

Charles Sumner (voice)

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Andrew Curtin (voice)

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

Reader

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

John G. Nicolay (voice)

Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall

Leonard Swett (voice)

Keith David

Keith David

Frederick Douglass (voice)

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