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Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Amazing Grace
Behind the song you love is a story you will never forget.
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.
- Original title
- Amazing Grace
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $32,120,360
CinemaSerf
Jan 7, 2023 · via TMDB
Aside from a few charismatic scenes from Sir Michael Gambon as the sagely if rather devious Foreign Secretary Lord Edward Fox, the rest of this really struggles to elevate itself from the doldrums of it's rather dreary cast. It possibly doesn't help that much of the drama is set in a wet and gloomy 19th century England but Ioan Gruffudd as the pioneering abolitionist William Wilberforce comes across as weedy and lacklustre. The same can be said for Benedict Cumberbatch's Prime Minister William Pitt and for the most part this felt like a chronological history lesson instead of a drama that enthused me with the controversial issues of a debate that took all but a decade to reach a meaningful parliamentary vote. There is little of substance to what debate there was and whilst the film makes no bones about the position it takes, it does not flesh out the arguments out using rigorous discussion or characterisation to help illustrate just why it all took so long; just why the populace were indifferent to these atrocities. I found that this just overly relied on our own repugnance for the subject matter to bother developing the themes interestingly and provocatively - and I found myself struggling with it as it neared the two hour mark. A serious biopic of this visionary and dedicated man and of his friends and of his opponents would certainly make for compelling viewing - sadly, though, this isn't that!
Andres Gomez
Oct 21, 2014 · via TMDB
The cut is a little bit tangled making hard to follow every hop in time. Otherwise, script and photography are good and the cast does a good job.
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Ioan Gruffudd
William Wilberforce
Romola Garai
Barbara Spooner
Benedict Cumberbatch
William Pitt
Albert Finney
John Newton
Michael Gambon
Lord Charles Fox
Rufus Sewell
Thomas Clarkson
Youssou N'Dour
Olaudah Equiano
Ciarán Hinds
Lord Tarleton
Toby Jones
Duke of Clarence
Nicholas Farrell
Henry Thornton
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Marianne Thornton
Jeremy Swift
Richard the Butler
Stephen Campbell Moore
James Stephen
Bill Paterson
Lord Dundas
Nicholas Day
Sir William Dolben
Georgie Glen
Hannah More
Nicholas Woodeson
Harrison
Tom Fisher
John Ramsay
Richard Ridings
Speaker of the House
David Hunt
Lord Camden
Alex Blake
Heckler
Tom Knight
Physician
Andrew Whipp
MP 1
Andrew Neil
MP 2
Simon Delaney
Young Parliamentary Officer
Neville Phillips
Old Parliamentary Official
Daniel Naprous
Delivery Coach Driver
Charles Wood
Production Design
Simon Finney
Camera Operator
Remi Adefarasin
Director of Photography
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Franklin Mark Henson
Stunt Coordinator
Mark Southworth
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Apted
Director
Rick Shaine
Editor
Nina Gold
Casting
Mark Cooper
Co-Producer
Duncan Reid
Executive Producer
David Hunt
Producer
Edward R. Pressman
Producer
Patricia Heaton
Producer
Terrence Malick
Producer
Alicia Stevenson
Foley Artist
Dawn Fintor
Foley Artist
David Arnold
Original Music Composer
Paul Massey
Sound Mixer
Steven Knight
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