A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.
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- TriviaCaptain James Ingraham and Louis Snear were the last two remaining "officers of color" in the 1st Regiment Louisiana Native Guards (73rd USCT) until Captain Ingraham resigned on March 22, 1864, leaving Captain Louis Snear to be the sole officer of color on the battlefield at the assault of Fort Blakeley on April 9, 1865.
- GoofsThe 1st Louisiana Native Guard's May 27, 1863, assault on Port Hudson did not succeed as portrayed in the film. The soldiers did not even make it into the Confederate trenches to engage enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand combat. Instead the regiment retreated after Andre Cailloux's death. Port Hudson did not surrender the morning after the assault as shown in the film. Instead the siege lasted until July 9, 1863.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Double Toasted: EMANCIPATION MOVIE REVIEW (2022)
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Black and white....
Not a reference to the subject matter, but the cinematography. I get it... I get that sometimes black and white, or in this case, extremely low level of color saturation allowed, can, and has been used in an artistic way. But for the life of me, I cannot understand why such a masterpiece was done in it. This was a great movie. Great content. Great story, and based on a true story at that. WHY ON EARTH DID YOU SCREW IT UP BY REMOVING THE COLOR???? An otherwise fantastic piece. But ruined by sucking the life out of it. The imagery, and immersion that is created by films like this is wonderful. But due to no color, I felt completely disassociated from the plight of Peter. It was really hard to even stay in my seat to finish it. Stop it.... get some help...
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- Dec 19, 2022
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- $120,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 12 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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