Summary
Based on the life of William Wilberforce, his passion, and perseverance to pass a law ending the slave trade in the late 18th century and the people, including his minister, who pushed him to pursue it to the end.Additional Information
Subjects |
Wilberforce, William,
-- 1759-1833
-- Drama.
Newton, John, -- 1725-1807 -- Drama. Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- Drama. Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Drama. Biographical films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | Beverly Hills, Calif. :20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,2007 |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Contributors |
Pressman, Edward R.,
film producer. Knight, Steven, 1959- screenwriter. Apted, Michael, film director. Gruffudd, Ioan, actor. Garai, Romola, 1982- actor. Hinds, Ciarán, 1953- actor. Sewell, Rufus, 1967- actor. N'Dour, Youssou, actor. Gambon, Michael, actor. Finney, Albert, 1936-2019, actor. Arnold, David (Conductor), composer. Bristol Bay Productions (Firm), presenter. Ingenious Film Partners (Firm), presenter. Sunflower Productions, production company. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Ciaran Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Youssou N'Dour, Michael Gambon, Albert Finney. |
Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Rick Shaine ; music, David Arnold ; costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; production designer, Charles Wood. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic material involving slavery and some mild language. |
Language |
English French Spanish In English, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish or French; closed-captioned. |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Special features include: audio commentary with director Michael Apted and actor Ioan Gruffudd; "How sweet the sound: the story of Amazing grace" featurette; Chris Tomlin music video; Finding freedom: a tour of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; interactive discussion tools and study guides. |
System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; dual layer. |
Description |
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |