📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
2003-02-16
⌚ Running Time:
58 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.1
Beloved Cast
Nat Turner - Gray
Carl Lumbly
Thomas Gray
Justin Dray
Margaret Whitehead
Megan Gallagher
Lucinda
Charles Burnett
Himself
Ossie Davis
Jesse
Frank Faucette
Self
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Benjamin Phipps
Harry Kollatz Jr.
Narrator
Alfre Woodard
Self
Herbert Aptheker
Self
William Styron
Virginia Militiaman reenactment
Raymond H. Johnson
Self
Alvin F. Poussaint
Moses
Shaun DePriest
Sally Travers
Kimberly Grey
Self
Martha Minnow
