A boy risks life and limb to travel across the war-torn southern states of America during the height of hostilities in the Civil War, hoping to visit his wounded brother in a field hospital on the other side of the country. His accidental meeting with Abraham Lincoln helps the disheartened president understand just how important the Gettysburg Address really is.
Cast
Jason Robards
President Abraham Lincoln
Lukas Haas
Benjamin Blair
Campbell Scott
Carter Blair
Katherine Helmond
Farm Woman
Ed Flanders
Warren
José Ferrer
Edward Everett
Daniel Davis
Gov. Curtin
Richard Jenkins
Blair
Laurie Kennedy
Mrs. Blair
Dakin Matthews
Dr. Thomas
Bruce McGill
Lamon
Scott Paulin
Wills
James Sutorius
Shelby
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Julia
James Donadio
Alexander
Haynes Brooke
Jonas
Amy Bryson
Victoria
Robert C. Treveiler
Hay
Ed Grady
Doctor Stone
Susie Hall
Indiana Mother
Andrew Winton
Tad Lincoln
Eric Petz
Dying Boy
Fred Dollar
Confederate Sergeant
James Michael McDougal
Southern Engineer
Michael H. Moss
Yank
Billy Ray Reynolds
Company Captain
Jim Peck
Seward
Rebecca Wackler
Miss Everett
Jeff Rose
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Missy Wolff
Nurse (uncredited)
Crew
Jack Bender
Director
Dennis Scott Brown
Teleplay
Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
Short Story
Paul LaMastra
Editor
Thomas Burstyn
Director of Photography
Dorothea G. Petrie
Producer
Paul A. Levin
Associate Producer
David Heeley
Co-Producer
Joan Kramer
Co-Producer
Lee Holdridge
Original Music Composer
Joseph Litsch
Set Decoration
Pat Romano
Stunts
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