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| Directed by | Michael Apted |
| Written by | Steven Knight |
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| Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin |
| Edited by | Rick Shaine |
| Music by | David Arnold |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $29 million |
| Box office | $32.1 million[1] |
Amazing Grace is a 2006 biographical drama film directed by Michael Apted, about the abolitionist campaign against the slave trade in the British Empire, led by William Wilberforce, who was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament. The title is a reference to the 1772 hymn "Amazing Grace". The film also recounts the experiences of John Newton as a captain of slave ships and subsequent Christian conversion, which inspired his writing of the poem later used in the hymn. Newton is portrayed as a major influence on Wilberforce and the abolition movement.
The film premièred on 16 September 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by showings at the Heartland Film Festival, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and the European Film Market, before opening in wide US release on 23 February 2007,[1] which coincided with the 200th anniversary of the date the British parliament voted to ban the slave trade.
- ^ a b "Amazing Grace (2007)". Box Office Mojo. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2014.