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Amazing grace / Bristol Bay Productions presents ; in association with Ingenious Film Partners ; produced by Edward Pressman ... [and others] ; written by Steven Knight ; directed by Michael Apted.
LIBRA DVD 004 326
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Standardized Title:
- Amazing grace (Motion picture : 2006)
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833--Drama.
- Wilberforce, William.
- Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833.
- Abolitionists--Great Britain--Drama.
- Abolitionists.
- Antislavery movements--Great Britain--Drama.
- Antislavery movements.
- Politics and government.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1820--Drama.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Biographical films.
- Feature films.
- Historical films.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Motion pictures, American.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen format (1.85:1).
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
- Language Note:
- In English; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby digital 5.1
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- A biography of British legislator William Wilberforce, who led a decades-long movement to end the British slave trade.
- Participant:
- Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Ciaran Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Youssou N'Dour, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Farrell, Stephen Campbell Moore, Toby Jones, Bill Paterson, Michael Gambon, Albert Finney.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Rick Shaine ; music by David Arnold.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
- Special features: optional audio commentary with Apted & Gruffudd; "How sweet the sound : the story of 'Amazing grace'" featurette (28 min.); "Finding freedom : a tour of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center" featurette, with modern-day abolitionist Zach Hunter (7 min.); music video ("Amazing grace" by Chris Tomlin, 4 min.); DVD-ROM features.
- Heartland Film Festival, 2007: Truly Moving Sound Award - Truly Moving Picture.
- OCLC:
- 166410473
- Publisher Number:
- 024543444930 50
- 024543444978
- 2244492 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
- 2244497 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Online:
- Official website
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