Edition |
Widescreen format (1.85:1). |
Description |
1 DVD (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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surround |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
System Details |
DVD; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
Cast |
Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Ciaran Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Youssou N'Dour, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Farrell, Stephen Campbell Moore, Toby Jones, Bill Paterson, Michael Gambon, Albert Finney. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Rick Shaine ; music by David Arnold. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. |
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Special features: optional audio commentary with Apted & Gruffudd; "How sweet the sound : the story of 'Amazing grace'" featurette (28 min.); "Finding freedom : a tour of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center" featurette, with modern-day abolitionist Zach Hunter (7 min.); music video ("Amazing grace" by Chris Tomlin, 4 min.); DVD-ROM features. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for thematic material involving slavery, and some mild language. |
Summary |
A biography of British legislator William Wilberforce, who led a decades-long movement to end the British slave trade. |
Awards |
Heartland Film Festival, 2007: Truly Moving Sound Award - Truly Moving Picture. |
Contents |
England, 1797 -- Entirely unmarried -- Yorkshire Terrier -- Raising the stakes -- Planting the impossible -- With his own eyes -- 20,000 ghosts -- Chosen -- Something to disagree on -- A day like no other -- First step -- Smell of death -- Voice of the people -- Two pistols -- Out of the bottle -- Different times -- After night comes day -- But now I'm found -- Confession -- A new strategy -- Blindsided -- An open door -- It is no more -- The pipers. |
Language |
In English; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned. |
Subject |
Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833 -- Drama.
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Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Abolitionists -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Abolitionists. |
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Great Britain. |
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Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- Drama.
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Antislavery movements. |
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820 -- Drama.
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Politics and government. |
Chronological Term |
1760-1820 |
Genre/Form |
Films for the hearing impaired.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Subject |
Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction. |
Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Biographical films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Biographical -- Feature.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Fiction.
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Fiction.
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Added Author |
Pressman, Edward R., producer.
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Knight, Steven, 1959- screenwriter.
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Apted, Michael, director.
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Gruffudd, Ioan, actor.
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Garai, Romola, 1982- actor.
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Hinds, Ciarán, 1953- actor.
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Sewell, Rufus, 1967- actor.
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N'Dour, Youssou, actor.
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Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- actor.
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Farrell, Nicholas, actor.
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Moore, Stephen Campbell, actor.
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Jones, Toby, 1966- actor.
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Paterson, Bill, 1945- actor.
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Gambon, Michael, actor.
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Finney, Albert, 1936-2019, actor.
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Adefarasin, Remi, cinematographer.
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Shaine, Rick, film editor.
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Arnold, David, 1962- composer.
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Bristol Bay Productions (Firm)
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Ingenious Film Partners (Firm)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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Added Title |
Amazing grace (Motion picture : 2006) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007050394
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Standard No. |
024543444930 50 |
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024543444978 |
Music No. |
2244492 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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2244497 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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