Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
movie
Released February 16, 2003
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Overview
In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual execution of 55 rebels and the retribution lynching of more than 200 innocent slaves. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property examines how the story of Turner’s revolt has been interpreted throughout history and how it continues to raise new questions about the nature of terrorism and other forms of violent resistance to oppression. The film adopts an innovative structure by interspersing documentary footage and interviews with dramatizations of these different versions of Turner’s story. A unique collaboration between MacArthur Genius Award feature director Charles Burnett, acclaimed historian of slavery Kenneth S. Greenberg and Academy Award-nominated documentary producer Frank Christopher, Nat Turner is a compelling look at one of history’s most mysterious figures.
Cast
Carl Lumbly
as
Nat Turner - Gray
Justin Dray
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Thomas Gray
Megan Gallagher
as
Margaret Whitehead
Charles Burnett
as
Lucinda
Ossie Davis
as
Himself
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Frank Faucette
as
Jesse
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
as
Self
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Harry Kollatz Jr.
as
Benjamin Phipps
Alfre Woodard
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Narrator
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Herbert Aptheker
as
Self
William Styron
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Self
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Raymond H. Johnson
as
Virginia Militiaman reenactment
Crew
Charles Burnett
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Director
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Jay Kemp
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Gaffer
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Frank Christopher
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Producer
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Kenneth S. Greenberg
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Co-Producer
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Frank Christopher
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Editor
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Dionne Pitsikoulis
as
Makeup Department Head
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R. Mark Hughes
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Assistant Property Master
Charles Burnett
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Writer
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Frank Christopher
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Writer
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Kenneth S. Greenberg
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Writer
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John L. Demps Jr.
as
Director of Photography