Harriet True Story: What The Underground Railroad Movie Gets Right & Changes
Harriet tells the heroic true story of Harriet Tubman, who helped free dozens of slaves along the Underground Railroad — but how much of it is true?
Harriet (2019)
Harriet is a 2019 biographical film about the life of former slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who personally helped more than 70 slaves escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad. The movie was directed by Kasi Lemmons, who also wrote the screenplay along with Gregory Allen Howard. Harriet stars Cynthia Erivo in the title role, with Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, and Janelle Monáe in supporting roles.
Harriet
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- Director
- Kasi Lemmons
- Release Date
- November 1, 2019
- Studio(s)
- Focus Features
- Distributor(s)
- Focus Features
- Cast
- Joe Alwyn , Tory Kittles , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Cynthia Erivo , Vanessa Bell Calloway , Antonio J. Bell , Deborah Ayorinde , Leslie Odom Jr. , Jennifer Nettles , Tim Guinee , Zackary Momoh , Janelle Monae , Omar Dorsey , Clarke Peters , Henry Hunter Hall
- Writers
- Gregory Allen Howard , Kasi Lemmons
- Runtime
- 125 minutes
- Budget
- $17milllion
Summary
A film about the life of Harriet Tubman, who escaped from slavery in the U.S. South and became a Freedom Fighter who led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Focus Features came aboard as the movie's distributor in September 2018. Production began in Virginia the following October and lasted through to December. Watch the Harriet Trailer
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