IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
Tony DeMil
- Overseer
- (as Tony Demil)
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Great historical untold story, reminiscent of 12 Years a Slave, I wish it could have been longer to focus more historical attributes and heroes .
I went into this movie knowing nothing about it so of course I looked up the characters afterward. It's not at all historically accurate. Hollywood thinks we are morons & can't appreciate a true story to be inspiring or entertaining as is, or they're idiots & cant make it to be so without elaborating & fictionalizing. Disrespects the actual characters too imo.
Feels like a Saturday afternoon action adventure revenge tv show instead of a historical drama. The film has pretty good cinematography, location, settings, wardrobe, and a good cast. But the writing is poor. It never digs deep into the main character and the then political situation of the time. All it does it name drops and ads cameos of historical figures. Unfortunately the film is mostly fluff and little substance. It really had a lot of missed potential.
The one stars given this movie speak more of those reviewers than the quality of the film. I found it interesting and at times humorous. It's by no means one hundred percent historically accurate, but what film is? Ignore the negative reviews and give it a shot.
Bad script, bad directing and dreadful acting.. Cant think of one good thing to write about on this load of rubbish
Did you know
- TriviaFilming began on June 18, 2018, in Savannah, Georgia, and lasted for 28 days.
- GoofsRobert E. Lee led a company of Marines to retake Harper Ferry, with the battle occurring inside the town at a local fire house. The film shows Lee in command of an entire Army regiment and the troops attacking a large fort.
- Quotes
Shields Green: This man will never be a slave, yet he is willing to risk his life and the life of his sons.. so we can be free. No sir. I cannot sit idle while this man fights for me. We can't all fight this war with a pen Mr. Douglas. Some of us best equipped to fight this war with a gun. I think I'll go with the old man.
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- Runtime
- 1h 39m(99 min)
- Color
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