Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

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

Publisher, Date:

Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

Description:

1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

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

Target Audience Note:

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

Subjects:

Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833 -- Drama.

Newton, John, 1725-1807 -- Drama.

Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- Drama.

Himnos -- Teatro.

Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- Siglo XVIII -- Teatro.

Feature films.

Biographical films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Great Britain -- History -- 18th century -- Drama.

Other Author:

Gruffudd, Ioan.

Garai, Romola, 1982-

Hinds, Ciaran, 1953-

Sewell, Rufus, 1967-

N'Dour, Youssou.

Gambon, Michael.

Finney, Albert, 1936-2019.

Heaton, Patricia, 1958-

Hunt, David.

Malick, Terrence, 1943-

Pressman, Edward R.

Wales, Ken, 1938-

Knight, Steven, 1959-

Apted, Michael.

Arnold, David, 1962-

Bristol Bay Productions (Firm)

Ingenious Film Partners (Firm)

Sunflower Productions.

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.

Special features: Audio commentary with director Michael Apted and actor Ioan Gruffudd; "How sweet the sound: the story of Amazing grace" featurette; Chris Tomlin music video; Finding freedom: a tour of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; interactive discussion tools and study guides.

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

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

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Heartland Film Festival, 2007: Truly Moving Sound Award - Truly Moving Picture.

ISBN:

9786311556139

Publisher Number:

2244492

2244497

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

203339

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Amazing

Medium:

[videorecording]