# Amazing Grace (2006 film)

Amazing Grace is a 2006 film about the campaign against the slave trade in 18th century Britain, led by famous abolitionist William Wilberforce, who was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament.
    Directed by Michael Apted. Written by Steven Knight.

## William Wilberforce

* I want you to remember that smell... remember the Madagascar... remember, God made men equal.
* Oh, if the House of Lords could hear the idiotic way we carry on, they'd ban anyone under the age of 30 from holding high office again.
* Remember that God made men equal.
* Also, Barbara and I have discovered that we're both impatient and prone to rash decisions. But she wants to tell you about it herself.
* I bow to my friend in all superior matters regarding the pox.
* In my heart I want spider's webs!
* Perhaps we should begin this journey with a first step.
* [after Pitt beats him running] It's my ministerial duty to let you win.
* God has set before me two great objects.
* It's only painful to talk about because we haven't changed anything.
* You wake me up to give me medicine to help me sleep?
* No matter how loud you shout, you will not drown out the voice of the people!!

## Barbara Wilberforce

* It seems to me, that if there is a bad taste in your mouth, you spit it out. You don't constantly swallow it back.
* You still have passion! That matters more!
* Because after night comes day.
* You're discussing politics with your eyes. You might as well do it with your mouths.
* Well I would have been bored by botany.

## John Newton

* Although my memory's fading, I remember two things very clearly. I'm a great sinner and Christ is a great Savior.
* God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms. Drip. Drip. Drip.
* I wish I could remember all their names. My 20,000 ghosts, they all had names, beautiful African names. We'd call them with just grunts, noises. We were apes, they were human. [tears up] I'm weeping. I couldn't weep till I wrote this.

## Pitt the Younger

* Trouble is, Doctor, he doesn't believe he has a body. Utterly careless of it.
* I find that the older I get, the more tender I become.
* [to Lord Fox] You always look more at home when you're doing something devious.
* It's your wedding day - I agree with everything you say.
* [on his deathbed] No more excuses, Wilber. Finish them off.

## Dialogue

    William Wilberforce: No matter how loud you shout, you will not drown out the voice of the people!
    Lord Tarleton: [incredulous, referring to the petition-signers] "People"?!
    William Wilberforce: No one of our age has ever taken power.
    William Pitt the Younger: [smiling] Which is why we're too young to realize that certain things are impossible.
    John Newton: [old and blind] "I once was blind but now I see." Didn't I write that?
    William Wilberforce: Yes, you did.
    John Newton: Well, now at last it's true.
    William Pitt the Younger: As your Prime Minister, I urge caution.
    William Wilberforce: And as my friend?
    William Pitt the Younger: Oh, to hell with caution.
    Charles James Fox: [hearing Wilberforce speak] Where does this little terrier spring from?
    Lord Tarleton: I believe he's a Yorkshire terrier, my lord.

## Taglines

* Behind the song you love is a story you will never forget.
* Every song has its story. Every generation has its hero.
* One voice changed the lives of millions
* You know the song, now be part of the story.
* The incredible true story of one man's fight to change the world.
* One man led a movement that changed the world.

## Cast

* Ioan Gruffudd - William Wilberforce
* Romola Garai - Barbara Spooner
* Benedict Cumberbatch - William Pitt the Younger
* Albert Finney - John Newton
* Michael Gambon - Charles James Fox
* Rufus Sewell - Thomas Clarkson
* Youssou N'Dour - Olaudah Equiano
* Ciarán Hinds - Banastre Tarleton
* Toby Jones - William, Duke of Clarence
* Nicholas Farrell - Henry Thornton
* Sylvestra Le Touzel - Marianne Thornton
* Jeremy Swift - Richard the Butler
* Stephen Campbell Moore - James Stephen
* Bill Paterson - Lord Dundas
* Nicholas Day - Sir William Dolben
* Georgie Glen - Hannah More
* Nicholas Woodeson - Harrison

## External links

* Amazing Grace official US website
* Amazing Grace official UK website
* Amazing Grace quotes at the Internet Movie Database