Amazing Grace
“Behind the song you love is a story you will never forget.”
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.
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Cast
37 people
Ioan Gruffudd
William Wilberforce
Known for
Fantastic Four
San Andreas
Romola Garai
Barbara Spooner
Known for
Atonement
The Miniaturist
Benedict Cumberbatch
William Pitt
Known for
Doctor Strange
The Imitation Game
Albert Finney
John Newton
Known for
Big Fish
Erin Brockovich
Michael Gambon
Lord Charles Fox
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sleepy Hollow
Rufus Sewell
Thomas Clarkson
Known for
Dark City
The Man in the High Castle
Youssou N'Dour
Olaudah Equiano
Also in
Picc Mi
Xala
Ciarán Hinds
Lord Tarleton
Known for
Rome
The Woman in Black
Toby Jones
Duke of Clarence
Known for
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
MobLand
Nicholas Farrell
Henry Thornton
Known for
Bodies
The Diary of Anne Frank
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Marianne Thornton
Known for
Utopia
Titanic
Jeremy Swift
Richard the Butler
Known for
Ted Lasso
Downton Abbey
Michael Apted Director · Steven Knight Writer David Arnold Composer
Worldwide gross $32M · Budget $29M · United States release February 23, 2007
Box office
Budget
$29,000,000
Worldwide gross
$32,120,360
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production
Roadside Attractions
Production · Studio
Bristol Bay Productions
Production
Ingenious Media
Production
Ingenious Film Partners
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Hungarian
Release dates
Canada · September 16, 2006
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · February 23, 2007
Theatrical
United States
October 17, 2006 · Premiere · Heartland Film Festival
January 31, 2007 · Premiere · Santa Barbara Film Festival
Australia
July 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 22, 2007 · Premiere · Copenhagen International Film Festival
November 28, 2008 · Limited theatrical
France
March 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 25, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
February 26, 2011 · Premiere · Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
March 5, 2011 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 21, 2009 · Theatrical
Singapore
May 24, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 23, 2007 · Theatrical
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