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The Gettysburg Address

  • 2025
  • 2h 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.

Overview

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

  • Cary ElwesJohn P. Jones (voice)
  • Sam ElliottWard Hill Lamon (voice)
  • Neal McDonoughCharles Sumner (voice)
  • Dermot MulroneyAndrew Curtin (voice)
  • Matthew BroderickReader
  • William FichtnerJohn G. Nicolay (voice)
  • Michael C. HallLeonard Swett (voice)
  • Keith DavidFrederick Douglass (voice)

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