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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Michael Apted |
| Stars: |
Ioan Gruffudd |
| Actors: |
Toby Jones |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Slavery · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
024543444930 |
| Release Date: |
2007 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 51min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 51min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (November 13, 2007)
UPC: 024543444930 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Steven Knight |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/01/2007, p.144, Kat Brown): 3 stars out of 5 -- "Michael Apted's film intrigues both an an intimate character study of William Wilberforce and in highlighting a cause that resulted in a sea change..." |
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Michael Apted, whose claim to fame till now has been the respected 7 UP documentary series, directs this lavish costume drama whose heart is as big as its budget. Though a marked departure, Apted's idealistic interests are well served by the story, which is based on the true tale of the 18th-century British politician William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd, who played Horatio Hornblower in the HORNBLOWER series). Though as a young man Wilberforce is torn between politics and the church, he is inspired to action by John Newton (Albert Finney), a penitent monk who is haunted by his past as a slave-ship captain. Wilberforce makes it his mission to end slavery in the British Empire, and, aided by a small band of radical thinkers and unlikely supporters, he annually presents a bill for abolition to Parliament. When the war with France generates a patriotism in the people that makes opposition to slavery seem seditious, Wilberforce becomes disillusioned, and he retires to his cousin's (Nicholas Farrell) house, phy... |
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