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Frederick Douglass: An American Life

Frederick Douglass: An American Life

Genres

HistoryDrama

OverView

This director's cut of the William Greaves' documentary short film dramatizes the life and deeds of the noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

33 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 January 1985

Country

United States of America

Cast

Hugh Morgan

Hugh Morgan

Frederick Douglass

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Anna Douglass

Ebony Jo-Ann

Ebony Jo-Ann

Harriet Tubman

Stephanie Berry

Stephanie Berry

Rosetta Douglass

Janet Ellis

Janet Ellis

Julia Griffith

Lee Moore

Lee Moore

John Brown

William Curtis

William Curtis

William Lloyd Garrison

Jacqueline Scates

Jacqueline Scates

Helen Pitts Douglass

R.A. Montgomery

R.A. Montgomery

Frederick (Young Man)

Don Plumley

Don Plumley

Hern

Charles Reid

Charles Reid

Abraham Lincoln

Daniel Wooten Jr.

Daniel Wooten Jr.

Frederick (Little Boy)

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