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Jan 26, 1996 · With Jason Patric, Thandiwe Newton, Larry Drake, Sam Waterston. A multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in April 1815. August King, a widower, is on his way home after selling his produce and purchasing the stock and goods he will need for the coming year.
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- Drama
- John Duigan
- 1996-01-26
91 minutes [1] Country. United States. Language. English. Box office. $14,381 [1] The Journey of August King is a 1995 American drama film directed by John Duigan based on the 1971 novel of the same name by John Ehle, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Jason Patric and Thandiwe Newton.
Mar 22, 1996 · John Duigan's “The Journey of August King” tells the story of a lonely man, returning to his rural home from the market, who encounters an escaped slave woman and decides to help her. He tells her what he is doing is “against the law,” but he does it anyway, in part because of guilt over a dead wife he was unable to help, and in part ...
Summaries. A multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in April 1815. August King, a widower, is on his way home after selling his produce and purchasing the stock and goods he will need for the coming year. On his journey, he comes upon a 17-year-old runaway slave and he he must decided to violate the law and help her get to ...
57% Tomatometer 7 Reviews. Fresh audience score. 70% Audience Score 500+ Ratings. A widowed farmer (Jason Patric) on his way home helps a rich man's (Larry Drake) runaway slave girl (Thandie ...
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- John Duigan
- PG-13
- Jason Patric
In the spring of 1815, nearly forty years after the Revolutionary War and 45 years before the Civil War, August King travels to an open air market in the mountains of North Carolina to purchase supplies and livestock and to make the final payment on land he purchased eight years earlier.
Oct 1, 1995 · The Journey of August King is a multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in 1815. August King, a widower, is on his way home as he does every year after selling his produce and purchasing the stock and goods he will need to survive the winter.
