A Great Awakening

A Great Awakening

129 mins | Drama, History | April 3, 2026

A GREAT AWAKENING tells the true story of an unlikely friendship between the Reverend George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin that resulted in one of the most defining moments in American history. With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty. In a miraculous turn of events, one of Whitefield’s closest friends and greatest promoters becomes none other than Benjamin Franklin. With the nation’s freedom hanging in the balance, the founders discover true liberty cannot only be written into law - it must be awakened in the hearts of the people.

A Great Awakening

129 mins | Drama, History | April 3, 2026

A Great Awakening
A GREAT AWAKENING tells the true story of an unlikely friendship between the Reverend George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin that resulted in one of the most defining moments in American history. With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty. In a miraculous turn of events, one of Whitefield’s closest friends and greatest promoters becomes none other than Benjamin Franklin. With the nation’s freedom hanging in the balance, the founders discover true liberty cannot only be written into law - it must be awakened in the hearts of the people.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Roadside Attractions, Sight & Sound Films
Original title A Great Awakening
Directors David Cook, Andrew Bolzman, Joshua Enck
Writers Jeff Bender, Joshua Enck, Jonathan Blair

Cast

John Paul Sneed

as Benjamin Franklin

Jonathan Blair

as George Whitefield

JT Schaeffer

as Benny Franklin Bache

Josh Bates

as Alexander Hamilton

Joe Dignoti

as Bread vendor

Stephen Foster Harris

as William Blount

Zac Johnson

as Caleb Strong

Matt Meyer

as Robert Yates

Stephen Atherholt

as Gunning Bedford Jr.

Ryan Jameson Hippe

as William Seward

Carson Burkett

as John Wesley

Alana Gerlach

as Elizabeth Whitefield

Russell Dean Schultz

as George Washington

Joshua Boulden

as Thomas Burton / Hamlet

Henry Watt

as Young Benjamin Franklin

Chris Faith

as Josiah Franklin

Haven Enck

as Janey Franklin

Jacob Daniel Cummings

as James Madison

Chris Nelson

as Edmund Randolph

Gracelyn Fulmer

as Messenger Girl

William Mellina

as Samuel

Daniel Gorham

as Joseph

Mayhew Martin

as Admiral Howe

Robert Bigley

as George Mason

Nolan Livesay

as Luther Martin

Michael Lapham

as George Read

Robert G. Taylor

as James Wilson

Daniel Stargel

as Hugh Williamson

Jeff Bodnar

as William Paterson

Brodie Kennedy

as Young George Whitefield

Tricia Bridgeman

as Sally Franklin Bache

Kyra Carrano

as Deborah Franklin

Caroline Weber

as Young Sally Franklin

Everly Miller

as Eliza Franklin Bache