Amazing Grace (2007)


Ioan Gruffudd           William Wilberforce
Albert Finney           John Newton
Benedict Cumberbatch    William Pitt
Michael Gambon          Lord Charles Fox
Romola Garai            Barbara Spooner
Rufus Sewell            Thomas Clarkson
Youssou N'Dour          Olaudah Equiano
Toby Jones              Duke of Clarence
Nicholas Farrell        Henry Thornton
Sylvestra LeTouzel      Marianne Thornton
Jeremy Swift            Richard the Butler
Stephen Campbell        Moore James Stephen
Bill Paterson           Lord Dundas
Nicholas Day (II)       Sir William Dolben
Georgie Glen            Hannah Moore
Nicholas Woodeson       Harrison
Tom Fisher              John Ramsay
Richard Ridings         Speaker of the House
David Hunt              Lord Camden

Directed by:            Michael Apted
Produced by:            Jeanney Kim, James Clayton (II), Duncan Reid


William Wilberforce led efforts as a member of Parliament in 18th-century England to end slavery 
and the slave trade in the British empire. Wilberforce was elected to the House of Commons at 21 
and took on the issue of slavery, successfully assembling a diverse coalition that went up against 
the most powerful men of the time.

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In 1797, William Wilberforce, the great crusader for the British abolition of slavery, is taking 
a vacation for his health even while he is sicker at heart for his frustrated cause. However, 
meeting the charming Barbara Spooner, Wilberforce finds a soulmate to share the story of his struggle. 
With few allies such as his mentor, John Newton, a slave ship captain turned repentant priest who 
penned the great hymn, "Amazing Grace," Prime William Pitt, and Olaudah Equiano, the erudite former 
slave turned author, Wilberforce fruitlessly fights both public indifference and moneyed opposition 
determined to keep their exploitation safe. Nevertheless, Wilberforce finds the inspiration in 
newfound love to rejuvenate the fight with new ideas that would lead to a great victory for social 
justice.