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The Journey of August King ()


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August is a widower and is on his way home after selling his homemade products and buying the supplies and goods he needs for the coming year. On his journey, he meets a runaway slave girl.

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August King
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Annalees (as Thandie Newton)
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Olaf Singletary
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Mooney Wright
Sarah-Jane Wylde ...
Ida Wright
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Hal Wright
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Zimmer
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Bolton
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Harrison (as Andrew Stahl)
Danny Nelson ...
Felix
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Mina
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Gabriel (as Dean Rader Duvall)
Billy Ray Reynolds ...
Ben
Marlus Harding ...
Sims (as Marlus C. Harding)
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Meg (as Lisa Roberts)
John Burnett Hall ...
Travis
Roy Bush Laughter ...
Tom
A. Duncan Shirley III ...
Porter
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Harry (Son)
E. George Betz ...
Bridge Attendant
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McCabe
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Wade
Becky Vanselow ...
Shepherd's Daughter #1
Summer Vanselow ...
Shepherd's Daughter #2
Annie Vanselow ...
Shepherd's Daughter #3
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Jeffrey
Mitch Mulkey ...
Phillips
Michael Flippo ...
Knight
Kenny Jones ...
Ed (as Ken Paul Jones)
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Jenny
Terry Nienhuis ...
Fisher
Kirk Adcock ...
Fisher's Son
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Shepherd's Father
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Silver Boy
Andy Nichols ...
Younger Silver Boy
John E. Davis ...
Man
Dean Whitworth ...
Smith
Elijah Perry ...
Gudger (as Jerry Rushing)
George Lynch ...
Farmer
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Mr. Tavish
Keith Shepard ...
Drover #1
Michael Mattison ...
Drover #2
Elaine Stenett ...
Girl
Larry Henderson ...
Promoter
Mark Joy ...
Mark
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Narrator (voice)
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Bright (uncredited)
Tessa Martin ...
Maypole dancer (uncredited)
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Copulating couple (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Duigan

Written by

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John Ehle ... (novel)
 
John Ehle ... (written by)

Produced by

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Michael Cable ... line producer
Richard N. Gladstein ... executive producer
Borden Mace ... associate producer
Kerry Orent ... co-producer
Sam Waterston ... producer
Nick Wechsler ... producer
Bob Weinstein ... executive producer
Harvey Weinstein ... executive producer

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Stephen Endelman

Cinematography by

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Slawomir Idziak

Editing by

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Humphrey Dixon
William Webb ... co-editor

Editorial Department

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Joss Agnew ... second assistant editor
Anna Aylward ... assistant editor
Philip Harrison ... apprentice editor
Andrew Melhuish ... second assistant editor
Tom San Martin ... negative matcher
Arnold Shuster ... negative matcher
Patricia Sztaba ... negative matcher
Stan Sztaba ... negative matcher

Casting By

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Kerry Barden
Suzanne Crowley
Billy Hopkins

Production Design by

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Patricia Norris

Costume Design by

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Patricia Norris

Makeup Department

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Tina Harrelson ... makeup artist
Lori Hicks ... makeup artist
Lizz Scalice ... key hair stylist

Production Management

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Christopher Goode ... unit production manager
Michael Solinger ... post-production supervisor
Rajeev Malhotra ... additional post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Skip Cosper ... first assistant director
Randall LaFollette ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Chad Branham ... greensman
David Christopher Campbell ... carpenter
William G. Davis ... assistant art director
Craig Hall ... on-set dresser
Pete Johnson ... carpenter
Jon Kazunaga ... General Foreman
Christopher Kelly ... scenic artist
Andy Krish ... set dresser
Doug Mackenzie ... property master (as Doug McKenzie)
Michael Patrick ... set dresser
David A. Poole ... propmaker
David E. Robinson ... key scenic artist (as Dave Robinson)

Sound Department

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Josh Cramer ... assistant sound editor: at mix
Frank Eaton ... sound intern
Jake Eberle ... sound effects editor
Diane Greaves ... foley walker
Dean Humphreys ... re-recording mixer
Paul Ledford ... production sound mixer
Sue Midgley ... sound editor
Jonathan Miller ... supervising sound editor
Mick Monks ... assistant sound editor
Bob Risk ... supervising sound editor
Jason Swanscott ... foley walker
Keenan Wyatt ... boom operator
Tim J. Carroll ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (uncredited)

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Larry Dean Bivins ... special effects foreman
Ray Bivins ... special effects

Stunts

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Darwin Mitchell ... stunt double: August King

Camera and Electrical Department

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Michael Fradianni ... electrician
Pete Johnson ... grip
Dan Jones ... electrician
Scott H. Ramsey ... gaffer
Mark Schwentner ... best boy electric
Jonas Steadman ... Additional Assistant Camera

Casting Department

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David H. Kramer ... adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Zandra Harding ... costumer
Christine McLaren ... principal costume maker

Location Management

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Bob Johnston ... assistant location manager (as Bob W. Johnston)
Jerry Whittington ... location scout

Music Department

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Steven Heller ... production music supervisor
Todd Kasow ... music editor
John Moses ... musician

Transportation Department

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Andy Boyd ... driver
Greg Bronner ... driver
John Rice Sr. ... transportation captain
John Shoenfelt ... driver

Additional Crew

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Alexis Arnold ... assistant production coordinator
Craig Bankey ... unit publicist
Alex Campbell ... assistant to producer
Kristin Cauldwell ... production assistant
Brian David Fisher ... production office associate
Thomas Ellingwood Fortin ... set armorer (as Thomas Tucker)
Gwendolyn Glenn ... choreographer
John Guss ... set production assistant
Jocelyn Jansons ... assistant wildlife coordinator
Ted Kantrow ... caterer: North Carolina
Victoria McGarry ... production coordinator
Margo Myers ... production accountant
Shannon Shea ... puppeteer: bear
Jessica Drake ... dialect coach (uncredited)
V. Renee Taylor ... mix assistant: New York (uncredited)
Bill Timoney ... adr voice group (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

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 freedom or leave her to be hunted down and ultimately returned to her master. But the drama turns into a question of whether either soul will gain freedom. Written by Joel Schesser

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Also Known As
  • Les chemins de la liberté (France)
  • Weg der Träume (Germany)
  • El viaje de August King (Spain)
  • August King - den långa resan (Sweden)
  • Amor e Liberdade (Brazil)
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  • 91 min
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Did You Know?

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Goofs When Annalees (Thandiwe Newton) sees Sims hanging upside down, August calls her Thandie. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in White Man's Burden/Last Summer in the Hamptons/Wild Bill/The Journey of August King/Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995). See more »
Soundtracks Pretty Bird See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Harry (Son): [running to injured dog] Gracie!
Ben: One of my bravest. Scars from 14 battles, if a one.
August King: I see 'em.
Ben: Father was a huntin' hound. Mother a German dog, Tan.
August King: Might live, you doctor it.
Ben: Eh, never get the courage back.
[reloading his rifle]
Ben: I know dogs.
[feeds the dog some bread]
Ben: He's mangled her innards. Can't digest bread.
August King: Can chew it any way.
Boy: Come away, Rebekah. They're gonna have to send him up to the fields.
Little Girl: Why they have to do that?
Boy: 'Cause he can't walk anymore.
Narrator: In the North Carolina mountains, the early settlers traveled the roads taking their stock down to the market, and trekking back up again with supplies, and new stock for the months ahead. Among them was a man named August King. He had been waiting his turn most of his life, never doing anything much different from one day to the next. He was alone on his journey, walking at his own gate, slow and steady, making his fate home.
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