Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 02/123/07 Home Video 11/13/07 MPAA Rating Rated PG for thematic material involving slavery, and some mild language Running Time 1 hour 51 minutes Genre Suspense, Drama Director Michael Apted Writer Steven Knight Cast Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai, Rufus Sewell, Ciaran Hinds, Youssou N'Dour, Toby Jones, Stephen Campbell Moore Studio Samuel Goldwyn Films |
AMAZING GRACE
SYNOPSIS
AMAZING GRACE, from acclaimed director, Michael
Apted, tells the inspiring story of how one man’s
passion and perseverance changed the world.
Based on the true life story of William Wilberforce
(Ioan Gruffudd), a leader of the British abolition
movement, the film chronicles his epic struggle to
pass a law to end the slave trade in the late 18th
century. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense
opposition from members of Parliament who feel
the slave trade is tied to the stability of the British
Empire. Several friends, including Wilberforce’s
minister, John Newton (Albert Finney), a reformed
slave ship captain who penned the beloved hymn
Amazing Grace, urge him to see the cause through.
Written by Academy Award® nominee Steven
Knight, the film boasts a tremendous ensemble cast
including Benedict Cumberbatch, Romola Garai,
Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Ciarin Hinds, Toby
Jones and Youssour N'Dour. Executive Producer is
Jeanney Kim, with Mark Cooper as co-producer.
Producers on the film are Terrance Malick and Ed
Pressman under their Sunflower Productions
banner, Patricia Heaton and David Hunt for FourBoys
Films, and Ken Wales.
-- ©Samuel Goldwyn Films
AMAZING GRACE, from acclaimed director, Michael
Apted, tells the inspiring story of how one man’s
passion and perseverance changed the world.
Based on the true life story of William Wilberforce
(Ioan Gruffudd), a leader of the British abolition
movement, the film chronicles his epic struggle to
pass a law to end the slave trade in the late 18th
century. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense
opposition from members of Parliament who feel
the slave trade is tied to the stability of the British
Empire. Several friends, including Wilberforce’s
minister, John Newton (Albert Finney), a reformed
slave ship captain who penned the beloved hymn
Amazing Grace, urge him to see the cause through.
Written by Academy Award® nominee Steven
Knight, the film boasts a tremendous ensemble cast
including Benedict Cumberbatch, Romola Garai,
Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Ciarin Hinds, Toby
Jones and Youssour N'Dour. Executive Producer is
Jeanney Kim, with Mark Cooper as co-producer.
Producers on the film are Terrance Malick and Ed
Pressman under their Sunflower Productions
banner, Patricia Heaton and David Hunt for FourBoys
Films, and Ken Wales.
-- ©Samuel Goldwyn Films
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