Freedom

2014
R
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

2.2K

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Cuba Gooding Jr. and Bernhard Forcher in Freedom (2014)

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Two men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856, slave Samuel Woodward and his family escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret netwo... Read allTwo men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856, slave Samuel Woodward and his family escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey ... Read allTwo men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856, slave Samuel Woodward and his family escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. They are relentlessly pursued by the notorious slave-hunter Plimpton. Hun... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Sharon Leal portrayed husband and wife 6 years previously in Linewatch (2008).

Goofs
In 1748, John Newton's fiance is seen singing in the church choir. (20 minutes into the movie). The hymn heard, "It Is Well With My Soul", was not published until 1876--by Horatio Spafford and Philip Bliss--fully128 years AFTER this story takes place.

Connections
Featured in Studio 10: Episode dated 22 August 2014 (2014)

Soundtracks
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Written by Wallis Willis (uncredited)
Performed by The St. Olaf Choir and Marvis Martin
Also performed by Phillip Boykin, Jeremy Pope, Roslyn Seale, Nesha Ward, Sumayya Ali, Geovonday Jones, Nikki Stephenson, Brandon Dennis and Billy Lowrimore
Conducted by James Lavino