The North Star (2016 film)

The North Star
Directed by	Thomas K. Phillips
Written by	Thomas K. Phillips Tim O'Connell
Produced by	Clifton Powell Elizabeth A. Citrin Nathan File Jesse James Jackson Jr. Thomas K. Phillips
Starring	Jeremiah Trotter Thomas C. Bartley Jr. Clifton Powell
Cinematography	Keiko Nakahara
Edited by	Tom Stout
Production company	LuckPig Studios
Release date	March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
Running time	88 minutes

The North Star is a 2016 film about slavery and the underground railroad.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot summary

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Cast

Jeremiah Trotter as Big Ben Jones
Thomas C. Bartley Jr. as Moses Hopkins (as Thomas C. Bartley)
Clifton Powell as Mr. Lee
John Diehl as Master Anderson
Keith David as Frederick Douglas
Lynn Whitfield as Miss Grace

References

^ Longsdorf, Amy. "Period film 'The North Star' stars former Philadelphia Eagle Jeremiah Trotter". themorningcall.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
^ Mammadyarov, Riyad (2016-02-23). "Watch: Two Slaves Follow 'The North Star' to Freedom in Exclusive Clip". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
^ Obenson, Tambay A. (2015-08-25). "RLJ Entertainment Acquires 'The North Star' Starring Former NFL Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-02-28.

External links

The North Star at IMDb
The North Star at AllMovie

v t e Underground Railroad
People	William Brinkley John Brown Owen Brown Samuel Burris Levi Coffin Richard Dillingham Frederick Douglass Calvin Fairbank Isaac S. Flint Thomas Garrett Frances Harper Laura Smith Haviland David Hudson Daniel Hughes Peg Leg Joe William Cooper Nell Harriet Forten Purvis Robert Purvis John Rankin Hetty Reckless Gerrit Smith William Still Calvin Ellis Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe Charles Turner Torrey Harriet Tubman Delia Webster
Places	List of Underground Railroad sites houses churches Underground Railroad in Indiana British Methodist Episcopal Church, Salem Chapel
Events	Emeline and Samuel Hawkins flight (1845) Pearl incident (1848) Kentucky raid in Cass County (1847) The South Bend Fugitive Slave Case (1849) Christiana Riot (1851) Jerry Rescue (1851) Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852 book) Joshua Glover rescue (1854) Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp (1856 book) Dover Eight (1857) Oberlin–Wellington Rescue (1858) Tilly Escape (1856) Ann Maria Jackson and her seven children (1859) Thirteenth Amendment (1865)
Topics	Abolitionism in the United States Abolitionism opponents of slavery African-American opponents publications Fugitive slaves Fugitive slave laws 1850 Quilts Reverse Underground Railroad Signals lawn jockey Slave catcher Songs of the Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad Records (1872 book)
Related	National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Harriet Tubman Memorial (Boston) Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park visitor center Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center Underground Railroad Bicycle Route The Railroad to Freedom: A Story of the Civil War (1932 book) A Woman Called Moses (1978 miniseries) Roots of Resistance (1989 documentary) The Quest for Freedom (1992 film) Freedom: The Underground Railroad (2013 board game) The North Star (2016 film) Underground (2016 TV series) Harriet (2019 film) The Underground Railroad (2021 miniseries)
See also: Slavery in the United States and Slavery in Canada

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The North Star (2016 film)

Plot summary

Cast

See also

References

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