Newton's Grace

Newton's Grace (2017)

John Newton was a troubled young man with a violent temper and a penchant for vulgarity that literally made his fellow sailors blush. Whipped for desertion and sold into slavery, it seemed his life would end early in a West African grave...until he was rescued by a ship captain sent by his father. Following a powerful conversion experience during a storm at sea, Newton would eventually become a pastor in the Church of England and the writer of several of the church's most beloved hymns, including "Amazing Grace".

Date of release
2017-05-13
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
John Jackman

Casting

Interesting facts

Newton’s Grace is a 2017 American historical drama film about John Newton, a slave ship captain and later Church of England pastor who wrote many hymns, including Amazing Grace. The film, directed by John Jackman, is based on Newton’s autobiography, Out of the Depths. Jackman used the tall ship Hector in Pictou, Nova Scotia, for filming many seafaring scenes. Scenes set on the coast of Sierra Leone were filmed at various locations on the North Carolina coast, particularly Fort Anderson and Fort Macon. Interiors and green screen special effects shots were filmed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The film stars Erik Nelson as the young John Newton.

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