Amazing Grace (2006)
Overview
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $32,120,360.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 12.575 |
Directed By
Michael Apted
Crew
Michael Apted
Steven Knight
David Arnold
Remi Adefarasin
Terrence Malick
Rick Shaine
Charles Wood
Louis Elman
Edward R. Pressman
Micheal Flaherty
Duncan Reid
Ken Wales
Abigail Barbier
Franklin Mark Henson
James Clayton
Patricia Heaton
Stephen Moore
Mark Cooper
Jeanney Kim
David Hunt
Jenny Shircore
Nina Gold
Suzanne Jansen
Jenny Shircore
Stephen Bream
Alicia Stevenson
Robert Troy
Eliza Solesbury
Mandy Gold
Susan Howard
Keith Bilderbeck
Dawn Fintor
Jo Adams
Julia Vernon
Paul Massey
Jenny Beavan
Jacqueline Bhavnani
Loulia Sheppard
David Betancourt
Nina Hartstone
Matthew Gray
Barbara Taylor
David Giammarco
Simon Finney
TOP CAST
Ioan Gruffudd
William Wilberforce
Romola Garai
Barbara Spooner
Benedict Cumberbatch
William Pitt
Albert Finney
John Newton
Michael Gambon
Lord Charles Fox
Rufus Sewell
Thomas Clarkson
Youssou N'Dour
Olaudah Equiano
Ciarán Hinds
Lord Tarleton
Toby Jones
Duke of Clarence
Nicholas Farrell
Henry Thornton
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Marianne Thornton
Jeremy Swift
Richard the Butler
Stephen Campbell Moore
James Stephen
Bill Paterson
Lord Dundas
Nicholas Day
Sir William Dolben
Georgie Glen
Hannah More
Nicholas Woodeson
Harrison
Tom Fisher
John Ramsay
Richard Ridings
Speaker of the House
David Hunt
Lord Camden
David Toole
Beggar
Alex Blake
Heckler
Angie Wallis
Marjorie
Harry Audley
Edward Hope (Quaker)
Chris Barnes
Michael Shaw (Quaker)
Tom Knight
Physician
Andrew Whipp
MP 1
Andrew Neil
MP 2
Estelle Morgan
Maid
Philip Dunbar
Camber
Adam Woodroffe
Parliamentary Clerk
Joseph Traynor
Newton's Secretary
Simon Delaney
Young Parliamentary Officer
Neville Phillips
Old Parliamentary Official
Eki Maria
Young African Woman
Daniel Naprous
Delivery Coach Driver
Peter White
Delivery Assistant
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