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Jan 26, 1996 · The Journey of August King: Directed by John Duigan. With Jason Patric, Thandiwe Newton, Larry Drake, Sam Waterston. A multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in April 1815.
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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 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.
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.
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.
- John Duigan
- Graham Paul
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...
A widowed farmer (Jason Patric) on his way home helps a rich man's (Larry Drake) runaway slave girl (Thandie Newton) escape from the South.
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- Drama
- PG-13
