Overview
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 as President Abraham Lincoln
- Lukas Haas as Benjamin Blair
- Campbell Scott as Carter Blair
- Katherine Helmond as Farm Woman
- Ed Flanders as Warren
- José Ferrer as Edward Everett
- Daniel Davis as Gov. Curtin
- Richard Jenkins as Blair
- Laurie Kennedy as Mrs. Blair
- Dakin Matthews as Dr. Thomas