Plot
One man's role in the long battle to outlaw slavery in the United Kingdom sets the stage for this historical drama from director Michael Apted. In 1784, 21-year-old William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) was elected to the British House of Commons, and soon established himself as a politician with a conscience. Several years later, his close friend William Pitt (Benedict Cumberbatch) became prime minister, and together they made a bold plan to introduce a bill banning slavery before the English legislature. Wilberforce was aided by anti-slavery activists Olaudah Equiano (Youssou N'Dour) and Thomas Clarkson (Rufus Sewell); however, pro-slavery hard-liners Lord Tarleton (Ciarán Hinds) and the Duke of Clarence (Toby Jones) spearheaded a hard-fought opposition to the legislation, and despite Wilberforce's best efforts, his bill went down in defeat. In 1797, Wilberforce left politics due to poor health and a battered spirit; staying at the country home of his friends Henry and Marianne Thornton (Nicholas Farrell and Sylvestra Le Touzel), he became acquainted with Barbara Spooner (Romola Garai), a beautiful woman with progressive views. Spooner became deeply infatuated with Wilberforce, and she encouraged him not to give up on his noble goals; with her help, Wilberforce launched a second campaign to persuade England's lawmakers to end the slave trade. Amazing Grace made its North American premiere as the closing-night gala attraction at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
- Ioan Gruffudd - William Wilberforce
- Romola Garai - Barbara Spooner
- Benedict Cumberbatch - William Pitt
- Albert Finney - John Newton
- Michael Gambon - Lord Charles Fox
Credit
Stephen Bream - Art Director, David Allday - Supervising Art Director, Steve Finn - Boom Operator, Nina Gold - Casting, Nicolas Dodd - Conductor, Mark Cooper - Co-producer, Jenny Beavan - Costume Designer, Deborah Saban - First Assistant Director, Michael Apted - Director, Rick Shaine - Editor, Jeanney Kim - Executive Producer, Duncan Reid - Executive Producer, James Clayton - Executive Producer, Drew Jones - Executive Producer, Jenny Shircore - Hair Styles, Loulia Sheppard - Hair Styles, Susan Howard - Hair Styles, Jon Henry Gordon - Hair Styles, Mandy Gold - Hair Styles, Julie Kendrick - Hair Styles, Martin Joy - Location Manager, Teresa Darby - Location Manager, David Arnold - Composer (Music Score), Lindsay Fellows - Musical Direction/Supervision, Jenny Shircore - Makeup, Loulia Sheppard - Makeup, Susan Howard - Makeup, Jon Henry Gordon - Makeup, Mandy Gold - Makeup, Julie Kendrick - Makeup, Katie Lee - Makeup, Sharon Colley - Makeup, David Worley - Camera Operator, Simon Finney - Camera Operator, Ben Fox Wilson - Camera Operator, Charles Wood - Production Designer, Remi Adefarasin - Cinematographer, Patricia Heaton - Producer, David Hunt - Producer, Terrence Malick - Producer, Edward R. Pressman - Producer, Ken Wales - Producer, Tim Gomillion - Recording, Dennis Rogers - Recording, Geoff Foster - Recording, Paul Massey - Sound Mixer, David Giammarco - Sound Mixer, Geoff Foster - Sound Mixer, Keith Bilderbeck - Sound Special Effects, Stuart Brisdon - Special Effects Supervisor, Angus More Gordon - Unit Production Manager, Tom Crooke - Unit Production Manager, Steve Knight - Screenwriter, Martin Kenzie - Second Unit Director Of Photography, Greg Butler - Visual Effects Supervisor, Vlad Hoist - Additional Music, Roger Gibbon - Matte Artist, Chris Thunig - Matte Artist, Dave Gibbons - Matte Artist, Linda Gamble - Unit Publicist, Jimmy Wilson - Gaffer, Stuart King - Gaffer, Gary Hutchings - Grip, Stuart Bunting - Grip, David Cadwallader - Grip, Nick Cupac - Grip, Esther Kelly - Head Animal Trainer, John Arnold - Key Grip, Dina Eaton - Music Editor, Andrew Findon - Musical Performer, Pete Lockett - Musical Performer, Jason Miller - Post Production Coordinator, Jeff Harlacker - Post Production Supervisor, Graham Stumpf - Post Production Supervisor, Chlarissa Newman - Production Coordinator, Gordon Fitzgerald - Properties Master, Angela Noakes Wharton - Script Supervisor, Olivia Lloyd - Second Assistant Director, Alf Tramontin - Steadicam Operator, Murray Close - Still Photographer, Jon Johnson - Supervising Sound Editor, Julia Wigginton - Visual Effects Producer, Bruce Stubblefield - ADR Editor, Peter Gleaves - ADR Mixer, Colin Cooper - ADR Mixer, Charleen Steeves - ADR Mixer, David Lucarelli - ADR Recordist, Nick Clay - ADR Recordist, Helen Xenopoulos - Assistant Art Director, Christian Huband - Assistant Art Director, Chris Cranstoun - Assistant Location Manager, Matthew Lee - Assistant Production Coordinator, Lisa Chugg - Buyer, Christian Clarke - Camera Loader, Stephen Moore - Casting Assistant, Sunita Singh - Costumes Assistant, David Otzen - Costumes Assistant, Vanessa Woolgar - Costumes Assistant, Sophie Norrinder - Costumes Assistant, Clare Spragge - Costumes Supervisor, Bruce Stubblefield - Dialogue Editor, Robert Troy - Dialogue Editor, Anthony Burnes - Electrician, Brian Sullivan - Electrician, Ben Wilson - Electrician, Guy Hammond - Electrician, Anne Marie Gormley - First Assistant Accountant, Gemma Smithers - First Assistant Accountant, Jane Steele - First Assistant Accountant, Holly Bates - First Assistant Accountant, Deborah Saban - First Assistant Editor, Martin Heselov - First Assistant Editor, Alicia Stevenson - Foley Artist, Dawn Fintor - Foley Artist, Keith Bilderbeck - Foley Editor, David Betancourt - Foley Editor, Tonia Wright - Personal Assistant, Hannah Godwin - Personal Assistant, Charlotte Law - Personal Assistant, Amelia Price - Personal Assistant, Cort Kristensen - Personal Assistant, Joanne Woodward - Post Production Accountant, Mark Fielding - Production Accountant, Tobias Lloyd - Second Assistant Editor, Lance Roehrig - Second Second Assistant Director, Tony Wright - Storyboard Artist, Phil Allchin - Transportation Captain, Moving Picture Company - Visual Effects, Eliza Solesbury - Set Decorator, Rob Ireland - ADR Supervisor, Louis Elman - ADR Voice Casting, Abigail Barbier - ADR Voice Casting, René Adefarasin - Clapper Loader, John Adefarasin - Clapper Loader, Ben Perry - Clapper Loader, Ben Pritchard - Clapper Loader, Ray Meere - Clapper Loader, Chorley Bunce - Craft Service/Catering, Alan Watts - Driver, Waseem Barlas - Driver, John Hollywood - Driver, Colin Morris - Driver, John Coleman - Driver, Terry Rhys - Driver, Colin Davies - Driver, Pete Collins - Driver, Abbi Ozturk - Driver, Mark Richards - Driver, John Budon - Driver, Trevor Atkins - Driver, Chris Bain - Focus Puller, David Cozens - Focus Puller, Sam Barnes - Focus Puller, Clive Mackey - Focus Puller, Ray Bateman - Generator Operator, Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter, Jim Greenhorn - Production Sound Mixer, Oliver Hazel - Runner, Charlie Reed - Runner, Bertie Spiegelberg - Runner, Sara Dony - Set Medic/First Aid, Petra Bach - Supervising ADR Editor, Barney Hughes - Third Assistant Director, Christopher Lloyd - Visual Effects Editor, Jools Faiers - Graphic Design, Scarlet Letters - Title Design, Ben Schoen - Title Design, CJ Guinness - Art Department Intern, Trudy Yee - Assistant Editor, Paul Gladstone-Reid - Chorus Master, Julia Vernon - Department Head Hair, Julia Vernon - Department Head Makeup, Brad Sokol - First Assistant Sound Editor, Paula Jack - Vocal Coach, Daryl Moulton - Vocal Coach, Bernie Collins - Carpenter, Gavin Gordon - Carpenter, Nigel Crafts - Carpenter, Nick Goodall - Carpenter, Peter Groves - Carpenter, Geoff Nolan - Carpenter, Matthew Whelan - Carpenter, Robert Cann - Carpenter, John O'Connor - Carpenter, Joe Alley - Carpenter, Sean McCarthy - Carpenter, Dave Lowery - Carpenter, Roy O'Brien - Carpenter, Darryl Carter - Carpenter, Bernie Mayor - Carpenter, Dave Youngs - Carpenter, John O'Regan - Carpenter, Mike Smith - Carpenter, Colin Woodbridge - Carpenter, Mark Overall - Carpenter, William West - Carpenter, Paul Smith - Carpenter, Graham Cole - Carpenter, Dave Williamson - Standby Carpenter, Eamon McLoughlin - Head Carpenter, Graham Cole - Head Carpenter, Vicky Smith - Compositor, Jessica Norman - Compositor, Hugh Macdonald - Compositor, Jessica Norman - Lead Compositor, Izet Buco - Rotoscope Artist, Matt Foster - Rotoscope Artist, Ryan Hutchings - Rotoscope Artist, Laura Dubsky - Rotoscope Artist, Lionel Heath - Rotoscope Artist, Mike Outlaw - Rotoscope Artist, Mark Tran-Tremble - Rotoscope Artist, Shayne Farrier - Rotoscope Artist, Richard Helliwell - Rotoscope Artist, Claire Thomson - Rotoscope Artist, Perry Bell - Painter, Adam Crosby - Painter, Ben Crosby - Painter, Jesse Hammond - Painter, Michael Finlay - Painter, Alan Greenham - Painter, Jeff Sullivan - Painter, Kenneth Welland - Painter, Peter Wilkinson - Painter, John Ivall - Painter, Clive Ward - Painter, Doug Regan - Painter, Nicholas Kaill - Painter, Terry Heggarty - Painter, Matthew Start - Painter, Paul Whitelock - Painter, Warren Grenham - Painter, Sarah Forbes - Assistant Set Decorator| Amazing Grace (1992 Film), Amazing Grace (1974 Film) | |
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