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by Legion M

Story added by legionm on April 13, 2021

This is inspired by the true story of a real-life, little-known American hero — Robert Smalls — who, as an enslaved person in Charleston at the height of the Civil War, pulled off the most audacious heist in history — a suicide mission if caught — by stealing his friends and family and the Confederate warship on which he served to run the naval blockade in the treacherous South Carolina waters and defect to the North.read more

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Fan Casting Captain Relyea

Role added by legionm on May 18, 2022

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Description of Captain Relyea:

The USS Planter’s pompous and ignorant commander. Relyea takes his position with pride and treats Robert and the other slaves more like children than men.

Michael Shannon

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Ralph Fiennes

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Jason Isaacs

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Mark Strong

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Bryan Cranston

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Rufus Sewell

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Colin Farrell

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Viggo Mortensen

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Neal McDonough

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Willem Dafoe

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Jude Law

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Ethan Hawke

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Edward Norton

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Patrick Wilson

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Jon Bernthal

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J.K. Simmons

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John Goodman

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Hugh Laurie

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Gary Oldman

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Liam Neeson

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