23 Oct 1960
The Alamo
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
The Gettysburg Address
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.
Top Billed Cast
Cary Elwes John P. Jones (voice)
Sam Elliott Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
Neal McDonough Charles Sumner (voice)
Dermot Mulroney Andrew Curtin (voice)
Matthew Broderick Reader
William Fichtner John G. Nicolay (voice)
Michael C. Hall Leonard Swett (voice)
Keith David Frederick Douglass (voice)
David Morse Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Aidan Quinn Theodore Parker (voice)
Gary Busey John C. Calhoun (voice)
David Strathairn Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
Jason Alexander Noah Brooks (voice)
Ed Asner Edward Everett (voice)
Lili Taylor Emily Souder (voice)
Victor Garber William Saunders (voice)
Bob Gunton William Herndon (voice)
Zachary Gordon Daniel Skelly (voice)
Kelly Ayotte Senator (NH)
George Takei Self
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