Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of ...

As the acclaimed slavery abolitionist Harriet Tubman ... appeared as a character in several movies and operas, a standalone film dedicated solely to Tubman’s life has yet to be made.

Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well ... use on a baby if its crying might put the fugitives in danger. Tubman even carried a gun which she used to threaten the fugitives if they became too ...

Gregory Allen Howard, the screenwriter of Harriet, this month’s biopic of Tubman’s life, recalled the reaction to his script in 1994. “I was told how one studio head said in a meeting ...