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The Gettysburg Address
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The Gettysburg Address

2025-11-19 · 165 min · Not rated

Documentary · History

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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Directors
Sean Conant
Production companies
Rising Picture Company
Countries
United States of America
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Top Cast

Cary ElwesCary ElwesJohn P. Jones (voice)
Sam ElliottSam ElliottWard Hill Lamon (voice)
Neal McDonoughNeal McDonoughCharles Sumner (voice)
Dermot MulroneyDermot MulroneyAndrew Curtin (voice)
Matthew BroderickMatthew BroderickReader
William FichtnerWilliam FichtnerJohn G. Nicolay (voice)
Michael C. HallMichael C. HallLeonard Swett (voice)
Keith DavidKeith DavidFrederick Douglass (voice)
David MorseDavid MorseAbraham Lincoln (voice)
Aidan QuinnAidan QuinnTheodore Parker (voice)
Gary BuseyGary BuseyJohn C. Calhoun (voice)
David StrathairnDavid StrathairnRalph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Jason AlexanderJason AlexanderNoah Brooks (voice)
Ed AsnerEd AsnerEdward Everett (voice)
Lili TaylorLili TaylorEmily Souder (voice)
Victor GarberVictor GarberWilliam Saunders (voice)
Bob GuntonBob GuntonWilliam Herndon (voice)
Zachary GordonZachary GordonDaniel Skelly (voice)
Kelly AyotteSenator (NH)
George TakeiGeorge TakeiSelf

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