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The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

The long road to freedom and equality

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

165 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

19 November 2025

Country

United States of America

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)

David Morse

David Morse

Abraham Lincoln (voice)

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Theodore Parker (voice)

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

John C. Calhoun (voice)

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)

Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

Noah Brooks (voice)

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Edward Everett (voice)

Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

Emily Souder (voice)

Victor Garber

Victor Garber

William Saunders (voice)

Bob Gunton

Bob Gunton

William Herndon (voice)

Zachary Gordon

Zachary Gordon

Daniel Skelly (voice)

Kelly Ayotte

Kelly Ayotte

Senator (NH)

George Takei

George Takei

Self

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Elizabeth Crawford (voice)

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway

Daniel Webster (voice)

Maxwell Perry Cotton

Maxwell Perry Cotton

Albertus McCreery (voice)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

Laura Bush

Laura Bush

Self

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