Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

117 mins | Drama | Sept. 16, 2006

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.

Amazing Grace

117 mins | Drama | Sept. 16, 2006

Amazing Grace
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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Roadside Attractions, Bristol Bay Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Original title Amazing Grace
Directors Michael Apted
Writers Steven Knight

Cast

Ioan Gruffudd

as William Wilberforce

Romola Garai

as Barbara Spooner

Benedict Cumberbatch

as William Pitt

Albert Finney

as John Newton

Michael Gambon

as Lord Charles Fox

Rufus Sewell

as Thomas Clarkson

Youssou N'Dour

as Olaudah Equiano

CiarĂ¡n Hinds

as Lord Tarleton

Toby Jones

as Duke of Clarence

Nicholas Farrell

as Henry Thornton

Sylvestra Le Touzel

as Marianne Thornton

Jeremy Swift

as Richard the Butler

Stephen Campbell Moore

as James Stephen

Bill Paterson

as Lord Dundas

Nicholas Day

as Sir William Dolben

Georgie Glen

as Hannah More

Nicholas Woodeson

as Harrison

Tom Fisher

as John Ramsay

Richard Ridings

as Speaker of the House

David Hunt

as Lord Camden

David Toole

as Beggar

Alex Blake

as Heckler

Angie Wallis

as Marjorie

Harry Audley

as Edward Hope (Quaker)

Chris Barnes

as Michael Shaw (Quaker)

Tom Knight

as Physician

Andrew Whipp

as MP 1

Andrew Neil

as MP 2

Estelle Morgan

as Maid

Philip Dunbar

as Camber

Adam Woodroffe

as Parliamentary Clerk

Joseph Traynor

as Newton's Secretary

Simon Delaney

as Young Parliamentary Officer

Neville Phillips

as Old Parliamentary Official

Eki Maria

as Young African Woman

Daniel Naprous

as Delivery Coach Driver

Peter White

as Delivery Assistant