The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations
Ciarán Hinds
- Lord Tarleton
- (as Ciaran Hinds)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaThe scene where William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) sings "Amazing Grace" at the card house was sung by Gruffudd at that moment. In the last several takes, a playback was used, but it is Ioan singing. Director Michael Apted had no idea whether or not Gruffudd could actually sing. Little did he know, Ioan is an accomplished soloist and choir singer. With a little practice, Ioan performed for the first time on-set while the cameras were rolling. All much to the surprise of the cast, crew, and director.
- GoofsAt several points in the movie we see handshakes, notably Wilberforce with other MPs. This is entirely in period; there are references to shaking hands at least as far back as Shakespeare. It was unusual in other European countries (the young Wilberforce and Pitt amused the French by doing this when visiting the court of Louis XVI in 1783) but not in Britain.
- Quotes
John Newton: Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly. I'm a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Tavis Smiley: Episode dated 23 January 2007 (2007)
Featured review
a must see film
I saw Amazing Grace on Thursday at a private showing. The film has everything that I love about theater...passion, conflict, struggle, faith, redemption and grace. The story is true... making this film one of reality and substance. The struggle to rid the world of slavery has been a black mark against humanity. The British are to be applauded as the leaders in this journey to freedom. The actors' performances were incredible. Albert Finney's portrayal of John Newton is an Oscar possibility. The scenes were period and perfection. Even the dark mood of the times were reflected in the lighting and how the director portrayed the message of bondage. Go see this film...acquaint yourself with this powerful story and this man William Wilberforce. I rate it a 10!
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- Feb 3, 2007
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- Also known as
- 奇異恩典
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,250,683
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,305,000
- Feb 25, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $32,120,360
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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