The Gettysburg Address
The long road to freedom and equality
2015 · N/A
Documentary, History
Directed by
Sean Conant
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.
Director and cast
- Sean Conant Director
- Kelly Ayotte as Senator (NH)
- Michael C. Hall as Leonard Swett (voice)
- Sam Elliott as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
- Cary Elwes as John P. Jones (voice)
- Neal McDonough as Charles Sumner (voice)
- Dermot Mulroney as Andrew Curtin (voice)
- William Fichtner as John G. Nicolay (voice)
- Matthew Broderick Cast
- Bob Gunton as William Herndon (voice)
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