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“A powerful and necessary story—told with heart and conviction.”

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Amazing Grace

Movie • Drama • History
2007 • 1h 56m • PG

This biographical drama tells the true story of William Wilberforce, a British politician who spent 20 years campaigning to abolish the slave trade in the British Empire. The film also features John Newton, the former slave ship captain who wrote the famous hymn after his conversion to Christianity.

Michael Apted

Steven Knight

Written by

Directed by

Starring

Michael Gambon

Close-up portrait of an older man in an 18th-century powdered wig and formal historical clothing.

Rufus Sewell

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Ioan Gruffudd

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Nicholas Farrell

Close-up portrait of a man in historical period costume with slicked-back hair, side curls, and a white cravat

Benedict Cumberbatch

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Ciarán Hinds

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Romola Garai

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Youssou N'Dour

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Albert Finney

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