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Jan 26, 1996 · A 1995 drama film about a North Carolina farmer who helps a runaway slave in 1815. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, plot summary, trivia, goofs, and more.
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- Drama
- John Duigan
- 1996-01-26
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.
A film about a North Carolina farmer who faces a moral dilemma when he meets a runaway slave on his way home in 1815. The plot explores his journey of faith, his decisions, and the consequences of his actions.
Mar 22, 1996 · A movie about a man who helps an escaped slave woman in the early 19th century. Roger Ebert praises the actors and the setting, but criticizes the slow pace and the lack of tension.
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of this historical drama based on a novel by John Ehle. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
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.
August King is a young man whose life is changed forever when he risks everything to help a beautiful woman on a courageous—and very dangerous—search for a new life. Desperate yet...
