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6.3/10   421 votes
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Writers:
John Ehle (novel)
John Ehle (written by)
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Release Date:
26 January 1996 (USA) more
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Plot:
The Journey of August King is a multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in 1815. August King... more | add synopsis
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worthy but dull and slow moving more (16 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jason Patric ... August King

Thandie Newton ... Annalees
Larry Drake ... Olaf Singletary

Sam Waterston ... Mooney Wright
Sarah-Jane Wylde ... Ida Wright

Eric Mabius ... Hal Wright

Muse Watson ... Zimmer

John Doman ... Bolton

Andy Stahl ... Harrison (as Andrew Stahl)
Danny Nelson ... Felix
Collin Wilcox Paxton ... Mina
Dean Rader-Duval ... Gabriel (as Dean Rader Duvall)
Billy Ray Reynolds ... Ben
Marlus Harding ... Sims (as Marlus C. Harding)
Lisa Roberts Gillan ... Meg (as Lisa Roberts)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for a scene of shocking violence.
Runtime:
91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Revealing mistakes: When Annalees (Thandie Newton) sees her boyfriend hanging upside down, August calls her Thandie. more

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worthy but dull and slow moving, 9 January 2009
Author: long-ford from India

The Journey of August King is certainly a worthy film and probably should be shown in classrooms when dealing with topics like slavery. However, entertainment value is limited thanks to sluggish pace and lack of conflict in the storyline. Thandie Newton is good as the escaped slave though her behavior and speech feels occasionally anachronistic. Jason Patric is all right. The growing relationship between these two feels real but lacks spark. The production values are fine but you may still feel that you are watching a made-for-TV production.

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