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Release Date
• USA: Feb 23, 2007
BoxOffice: $21.2M
Official Website:
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MPAA Rating
Rated PG for thematic material involving slavery, and some mild language.
Running Time
1 hour, 51 minutes
Country UK, USA
Production Companies
Walden Media
Studio Roadside Attractions/Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Other Titles
• Amazing Grace (2006)
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Genre: Drama
Tagline: Behind the song you love is a story you will never forget.
Plot: Michael Apted, whose claim to fame till now has been the respected 7 UP documentary series, directs this lavish costume drama whose heart is as big as its budget. Though a marked departure, Apted’s idealistic interests are well served by the story, which is based on the true tale of the 18th-century British politician William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd, who played Horatio Hornblower in the HORNBLOWER series). Though as a young man Wilberforce is torn between politics and the church, he is inspired to action by John Newton (Albert Finney), a penitent monk who is haunted by his past as a slave-ship captain. Wilberforce makes it his mission to end slavery in the British Empire, and, aided by a small band of radical thinkers and unlikely supporters, he annually presents a bill for abolition to Parliament. When the war with France generates a patriotism in the people that makes opposition to slavery seem seditious, Wilberforce becomes disillusioned, and he retires to his cousin’s (Nicholas Farrell) house, physically ill and emotionally destroyed by his perceived failure. When he meets the beautiful and righteous Barbara Spooner (Romola Garai, AS YOU LIKE IT), however, he gains new determination to pursue his dream of abolition. The talented cast includes Michael Gambon as Lord Fox,
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 | Michael Gambon
Sleepy Hollow, The Insider, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou |
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 | Ciarán Hinds
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David Arnold
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