Among them is his old method and a former slave ship captain who wrote the famous hymnĪmazing Grace was celebrated for its attention to detail and its accuracy to historical facts. When he meets Barbara Spooner, a woman who believes in his mission, He gets the courage to wrangle up more people to help him. Number Six Amazing Grace A man named William Wilberforce was trying to stop the British transatlantic slave trade industry during 1797. Feeling like he couldn’t play such an iconic character, it took Leonardo DiCaprio to talk him into taking the role. After Liam Neeson turned down the Park, Steven Spielberg asked Daniel Day-Lewis to play the lead. The film is regarded as a Hollywood hit as it grossed an impressive $275,000,000 at the box office. Lincoln was played by Daniel Day-Lewis, who was praised for his portrayal of the President, even winning the Best Actor award at the Golden Globes. Lincoln followed the late President’s mission to abolish slavery and changed the views of hundreds of thousands of Americans. It was nominated for the 1998 Golden Globe Award for the best motion picture but lost out to James Cameron’s Titanic.Īnother film, directed by Steven Spielberg. Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, and Djimon Hounsou had starring roles. The story of the film is based on the real-life events of a slave ship called Amistad that sailed back in 1839. Steven Spielberg is best known for his sci-fi and fantasy movies, but one film he did to highlight the awful treatment of those taken aboard slave ships was Amistad. It turned out to be the right decision, as Brando once said that he did some of his best acting in this film. One night during a festival, the Slaves Revolt, which leads to violence and highlights the message that no one can be owned by another.īrando turned down the lead roles in Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, and the arrangement to star and Burn. Along the way, he befriends a black dock worker called José, who is planning to revolt. Sir William Walker played by Hollywood legend Marlon Brando, is a Civil War era secret agent who was sent by Britain to secure a thriving sugarcane plantation for the Crown. Despite having stars such as Matthew McConaughey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, the film received mixed reviews, which led to it only making $25 million against its $65 million production budget. Free State of Jones (2016)Ī historical Western war film that was inspired by the life of Newton Knight and his revolt against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.įree State of Jones follows those who joined with slaves to stand up for what is right. In today’s article, we’ll take a look at the top ten slavery movies of all time.
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