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Amazing Grace Movie Details
Director : Michael Apted
Cast : Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Benedict Cumberbatch, Albert Finney
Release Year : 2006
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.
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