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.
Directed by Charles Burnett
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Cast
Carl Lumbly
Nat Turner - Gray
Justin Dray
Thomas Gray
Megan Gallagher
Margaret Whitehead
Charles Burnett
Lucinda
Ossie Davis
Himself
Frank Faucette
Jesse
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Self
Harry Kollatz Jr.
Benjamin Phipps
Alfre Woodard
Narrator
Herbert Aptheker
Self
William Styron
Self
Raymond H. Johnson
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Alvin F. Poussaint
Self
Shaun DePriest
Moses
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