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Amazing Grace
2007
"Amazing Grace" is based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce (Gruffudd), who, as a Member of Parliament, navigated the world of 18th Century backroom politics to end the slave trade in the British Empire. Elected to the House of Commons at the age of 21, and on his way to a successful political career, .. Read more
| Starring | Albert Finney, Ciarán Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon |
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| Director | Michael Apted |
| Genres | Drama |
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Amazing Grace
"Amazing Grace" is based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce (Gruffudd), who, as a Member of Parliament, navigated the world of 18th Century backroom politics to end the slave trade in the British Empire. Elected to the House of Commons at the age of 21, and on his way to a successful political career, Wilberforce, over the course of two decades, took on the English establishment and persuaded those in power to end the inhumane trade of slavery.
| Starring | Albert Finney, Ciarán Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Ioan Gruffudd, Benedict Cumberbatch, Romola Garai, Jeremy Swift, Toby Jones, David Hunt |
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| Director | Michael Apted |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 58 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 23 Jul 2007 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
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One person can make a difference!
I really enjoyed watching this excellent movie: it was informative in so many ways. It was foremostly a well documented part of history and the story of a very interesting man's life and how he contributed towards making life better for mankind. It was interesting to watch Wilberforce spend years battling to get the bill through Parliament
to abolish slavetrading, and yet get nowhere but he never gave up. I walked away thinking how true it is that we are all more powerful than we give ourselves credit for. One person CAN make the difference! Watch this, it's really a brilliant film ! -
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My Mum loved it!
I took my mum to the pictures to see this and she was raving about it for weeks so this review is dedicated to her. The film was an interesting piece about the attempt to abolish the slave trade and how William Willberforce (Grufford) was the prominent figuire in the process of this. It took decades for the law to come into force and Grufford's performance as Wilberforce draws you into the world of 18th century politics full of whigs, wigs, brandy, cigars etc. Excellent performances, esp Albert Finney. One to watch if you like Historical entertainment.
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Amazing Grace premieres in London
- 20 Mar 2007
Fans of historical dramas may be booking tickets to see Amazing Grace when it opens in UK cinemas this Friday, following a star-studded premiere in the capital. Ioan Gruffudd, known to some as Captain Horatio Hornblower and to many more as Mr Fantastic in comic book adaptation The Fantastic Four, took to the red carpet as he portrays real-life character William Wilberforce in Amazing Grace. The story tells of Wilberforce's journey to abolish slavery in the 19th century, although Gruffudd admits Read more
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