The Gettysburg Address 9 years old
The long road to freedom and equality
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.
Credits
The Gettysburg Address Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sam Elliott He was 79, now 79 years old | as Ward Hill Lamon (voice) |
| Michael C. Hall He was 53, now 53 years old | as Leonard Swett (voice) |
| David Strathairn He was 75, now 75 years old | as Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice) |
| David Morse He was 70, now 70 years old | as Abraham Lincoln (voice) |
| William Fichtner He was 67, now 67 years old | as John G. Nicolay (voice) |
| Keith David He was 67, now 67 years old | as Frederick Douglass (voice) |
| Victor Garber He was 75, now 75 years old | as William Saunders (voice) |
| George Takei He was 86, now 86 years old | as Himself |
| Dermot Mulroney He was 60, now 60 years old | as Andrew Curtin (voice) |
| Jason Alexander He was 64, now 64 years old | as Noah Brooks (voice) |
| Cary Elwes He was 61, now 61 years old | as John P. Jones (voice) |
| Matthew Broderick He was 62, now 62 years old | as Reader |
| Gary Busey He was 79, now 79 years old | as John C. Calhoun (voice) |
| Bob Gunton He was 78, now 78 years old | as William Herndon (voice) |
| Zachary Gordon He was 26, now 26 years old | as Daniel Skelly (voice) |
| Ed Asner He was 94, 91 years old when he died | as Edward Everett (voice) |
| Aidan Quinn He was 65, now 65 years old | as Theodore Parker (voice) |
| Lili Taylor She was 57, now 57 years old | as Emily Souder (voice) |
| Lois Smith She was 93, now 93 years old | as Elizabeth Crawford (voice) |
| Neal McDonough He was 58, now 58 years old | as Charles Sumner (voice) |
| George W. Bush He was 77, now 77 years old | as Himself (archive footage) |
| Maxwell Perry Cotton He was 23, now 23 years old | as Albertus McCreery (voice) |
| Kevin Conway He was 81, 77 years old when he died | as Daniel Webster (voice) |
| Laura Bush She was 77, now 77 years old | as Herself |
| Tom Brokaw He was 84, now 84 years old | as Himself |
The Gettysburg Address Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Sean Conant as Cinematography. | Crew |
| Sean Conant as Director. | Directing |
| Sean Conant as Producer. | Production |
| Sean Conant as Writer. | Writing |
The Gettysburg Address (9 years)
The long road to freedom and equality
- Release day: Thursday, January 01, 2015