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01/11/2019 Drama, History 2h 5m
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Be free or die

Overview

The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

  1. Kasi Lemmons

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Cynthia Erivo

    Harriet Tubman

  2. Leslie Odom Jr.

    William Still

  3. Janelle Monáe

    Marie Buchanon

  4. Clarke Peters

    Ben Ross

  5. Vanessa Bell Calloway

    Rit Ross

  6. Omar J. Dorsey

    Bigger Long

  7. Henry Hunter Hall

    Walter

  8. Joseph Lee Anderson

    Robert Ross

  9. Antonio J Bell

    Henry Ross

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-10-27
Cynthia Erivo delivers really strongly here as the eponymous woman who strives to escape generations of enslavement herself, then work to free her family and her race from the brutal oppression of their overlords. This characterisation of her sheer determination, coupled with a feistiness and courage is indeed well captured but sadly the rest of this is little better than an ordinary television movie. It's not that anyone is especially bad, it's just that none - especially Joe Alwyn's "Brodess" - really cut through. Janelle Monáe doesn't feature often enough to make too much impact and the re...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$17,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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