Amazing grace

Resource Information

The work Amazing grace represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Worthington Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Amazing grace

Statement of responsibility

Bristol Bay Productions presents in association with Ingenious Film Partners, a Sunflower production ; produced by Patricia Heaton, David Hunt, Terrence Malick, Edward R. Pressman, Ken Wales ; written by Steven Knight ; directed by Michael Apted

Contributor

• Garai, Romola, 1982-
• Gruffudd, Ioan
• Bristol Bay Productions (Firm)
• Shaine, Rick
• Heaton, Patricia, 1958-
• Hinds, Ciarán, 1953-
• Wood, Charles J. H
• Hunt, David
• Knight, Steven, 1959-
• Malick, Terrence, 1943-
• Wales, Ken, 1938-
• N'Dour, Youssou
• Pressman, Edward R.
• Sewell, Rufus, 1967-
• Apted, Michael
• Arnold, David, 1962-
• Beavan, Jenny, 1950-
• Adefarasin, Remi
• Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Sunflower Productions
• Gambon, Michael
• Ingenious Film Partners (Firm)

Actor

• Gambon, Michael
• Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
• N'Dour, Youssou
• Sewell, Rufus, 1967-
• Hinds, Ciarán, 1953-
• Gruffudd, Ioan
• Garai, Romola, 1982-

Author of screenplay,

• Knight, Steven, 1959-

Composer

• Arnold, David, 1962-

Director

• Apted, Michael

Producer

• Pressman, Edward R.
• Heaton, Patricia, 1958-
• Hunt, David
• Malick, Terrence, 1943-
• Wales, Ken, 1938-

Subject

• Newton, John, 1725-1807 -- Drama
• Slave trade -- Drama
• Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833 -- Drama
• Abolitionists -- Great Britain -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Amazing grace (Hymn) -- Drama
• Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- Drama
• Biographical films
• England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Drama
• Feature films
• Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Drama
• Historical films

Genre

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Biographical films
• Feature films
• Historical films
• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

Based on the life of William Wilberforce--his passion and perseverance to pass a law ending the slave trade in the late 18th century--and the people, including his minister, who pushed him to pursue it to the end

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Remi Adefarasin ; editor, Rick Shaine ; music by David Arnold ; costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; production designer, Charles Wood ; makeup and hair designer, Jenny Shricore

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG; for thematic material involving slavery and some mild language

Language note

• Closed-captioned
• English dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles

PerformerNote

Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Ciaran Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Youssou N'Dour, Michael Gambon, Albert Finney

Runtime

118

Target audience

general

Technique

live action