Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

6.1
2003-02-16 | 58 min
Documentary

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.

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Cast

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Carl Lumbly

Nat Turner - Gray

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Justin Dray

Thomas Gray

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Megan Gallagher

Margaret Whitehead

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Charles Burnett

Lucinda

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Ossie Davis

Himself

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Frank Faucette

Jesse

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

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Harry Kollatz Jr.

Benjamin Phipps

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Alfre Woodard

Narrator

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Herbert Aptheker

Self

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