Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
58 min
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.
- Release date
- February 16, 2003
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Herbert Aptheker as Self
- Ayuko Babu as Self
- Charles Burnett as Director
- Resharma Coleman as Lucinda
- Alan Crawford as Guy from Southampton County
- Kim Dalton as Sally Travers
- Mary Kemp Davis as Professor
- Ossie Davis as Self
- Shaun DePriest as Moses
- Justin Dray as Thomas Gray
Crew
- Charles Burnett · Director
- Charles Burnett · Writer
- Frank Christopher · Writer
- Kenneth S. Greenberg · Writer
- Frank Christopher · Producer
- Todd Capps · Composer
- John L. Demps Jr. · Cinematographer
- Frank Christopher · Editor
- Michael Colin · Editor
- Liba Daniels · Production designer