Goodbye Uncle Tom
Seen it?1971 | 123 min | Drama, Documentary
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for puzzle-lovers who like to keep track of the timelines and people who love a true story told well. Pay attention early: the time-bending pays off later.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 2 hr 3 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 60K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi
- Stefano SibaldiNarrator (voice)
- Susan HampshireSelf
- Dick GregorySelf (uncredited)
- Gualtiero JacopettiSelf (uncredited)
- Ernest KublerWhip (uncredited)
- Franco ProsperiSelf (uncredited)
- Shelley SpurlockGirl (uncredited)
- Gordon Felio