Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

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2006
1h 57m
6.9(310 votes)
Drama

Overview

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.

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Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Cast & Crew

37 members
Acting

Ioan Gruffudd

William Wilberforce

Ioan Gruffudd
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Romola Garai

Barbara Spooner

Romola Garai
Acting

Benedict Cumberbatch

William Pitt

Benedict Cumberbatch
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Albert Finney

John Newton

Albert Finney
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Michael Gambon

Lord Charles Fox

Michael Gambon
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Rufus Sewell

Thomas Clarkson

Rufus Sewell
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Youssou N'Dour

Olaudah Equiano

Youssou N'Dour
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Ciarán Hinds

Lord Tarleton

Ciarán Hinds
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Toby Jones

Duke of Clarence

Toby Jones
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Nicholas Farrell

Henry Thornton

Nicholas Farrell
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Sylvestra Le Touzel

Marianne Thornton

Sylvestra Le Touzel
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Jeremy Swift

Richard the Butler

Jeremy Swift
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Stephen Campbell Moore

James Stephen

Stephen Campbell Moore
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Bill Paterson

Lord Dundas

Bill Paterson
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Nicholas Day

Sir William Dolben

Nicholas Day
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Georgie Glen

Hannah More

Georgie Glen
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Nicholas Woodeson

Harrison

Nicholas Woodeson
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Tom Fisher

John Ramsay

Tom Fisher
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Richard Ridings

Speaker of the House

Richard Ridings
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David Hunt

Lord Camden

David Hunt
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David Toole

Beggar

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Alex Blake

Heckler

Alex Blake
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Angie Wallis

Marjorie

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Harry Audley

Edward Hope (Quaker)

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Chris Barnes

Michael Shaw (Quaker)

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Tom Knight

Physician

Tom Knight
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Andrew Whipp

MP 1

Andrew Whipp
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Andrew Neil

MP 2

Andrew Neil
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Estelle Morgan

Maid

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Philip Dunbar

Camber

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Adam Woodroffe

Parliamentary Clerk

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Joseph Traynor

Newton's Secretary

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Simon Delaney

Young Parliamentary Officer

Simon Delaney
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Neville Phillips

Old Parliamentary Official

Neville Phillips
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Eki Maria

Young African Woman

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Crew

Daniel Naprous

Delivery Coach Driver

Daniel Naprous
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Peter White

Delivery Assistant

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