Manderlay
Manderlay
Manderlay
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2005
2h 19m
6.9(375 votes)
Drama

Overview

In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.

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Zentropa Entertainments
Sigma Films
Memfis Film
Film i Väst
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ARTE France Cinéma
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ARTE
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Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Bryce Dallas Howard

Grace Margaret Mulligan

Bryce Dallas Howard
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Isaach de Bankolé

Timothy

Isaach de Bankolé
Acting

Danny Glover

Wilhelm

Danny Glover
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Willem Dafoe

Grace's Father

Willem Dafoe
Acting

Michaël Abiteboul

Thomas

Michaël Abiteboul
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Lauren Bacall

Mam

Lauren Bacall
Acting

Jean-Marc Barr

Mr. Robinsson

Jean-Marc Barr
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Geoffrey Bateman

Bertie

Geoffrey Bateman
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Virgile Bramly

Edward

Virgile Bramly
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Ruben Brinkman

Bingo

Ruben Brinkman
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Doña Croll

Venus

Doña Croll
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Jeremy Davies

Niels

Jeremy Davies
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Llewella Gideon

Victoria

Llewella Gideon
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Mona Hammond

Old Wilma

Mona Hammond
Acting

John Hurt

Narrator (voice)

John Hurt
Acting

Emmanuel Idowu

Jim

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Zeljko Ivanek

Dr. Hector

Zeljko Ivanek
Acting

Teddy Kempner

Joseph

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Udo Kier

Mr. Kirspe

Udo Kier
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Rik Launspach

Stanley Mays

Rik Launspach
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Suzette Llewellyn

Flora

Suzette Llewellyn
Acting

Charles Maquignon

Bruno

Charles Maquignon
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Joseph Mydell

Mark

Joseph Mydell
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Javone Prince

Jack

Javone Prince
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Clive Rowe

Sammy

Clive Rowe
Acting

Chloë Sevigny

Philomena

Chloë Sevigny
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Nina Sosanya

Rose

Nina Sosanya
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Wendy Juel

Claire

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Seth Mpundu

Ed

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Derrick Odhiambo-Widell

Willie

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Alemayehu Wakjira

Milton

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Fredric Gildea

Gangster

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Andrew Hardiman

Truck Driver

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Aki Hirvonen

Gangster

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Mikael Johansson

Gangster

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Hans Karlsson

Gangster

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Ian Matthews

Mr. Miller

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Maudo Sey

Burt

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Erich Silva

Viggo

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Ross Taylor

Gangster

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Eric Voge

Gangster

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Nick Wolf

Gangster

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Ginny Holder

Elisabeth

Ginny Holder

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