In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
Cast
Matthew McConaughey
Newton Knight
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Rachel
Mahershala Ali
Moses Washington
Keri Russell
Serena Knight
Jacob Lofland
Daniel
Sean Bridgers
Sumrall
Brad Carter
Lieutenant Barbour
Jane McNeill
Miss Ellie
Gary Grubbs
Prosecuting Attorney
Christopher Berry
Jasper
Joe Chrest
Amos Deason
David Jensen
Quitman
Kurt Krause
Injured Soldier
Carlton Caudle
Confederate Color Guard
Martin Bats Bradford
Freedman 1
Matt Lintz
Matthew Yates
Kerry Cahill
Mary
Jessica Collins
Annie
Juan Gaspard
Confederate Soldier
Liza J. Bennett
Junie Lee
David Maldonado
Polling Station Clerk
Serenity Neil
Schoolgirl
Lawrence Turner
Chester
Lara Grice
Mrs. Deason
Wayne Pére
Col. Robert Lowry
Jim Klock
Farmer 1
Emily Bossak
Town Folk
P.J. Marshall
Sergeant
Ritchie Montgomery
Third Man
Mattie Liptak
Stillman Coleman
Jill Jane Clements
Aunt Sally
Thomas Francis Murphy
Col. McLemore
Johnny McPhail
Old Man
Bill Tangradi
Lt. Barbour
William Mark McCullough
First Man
Sam Malone
Edward James - Cotton Field Worker
Kylen Davis
Boy at Alice Hotel
Will Beinbrink
Farmer 2
Troy Hogan
George
Cy Parks
Confederate Soldier
Dane Rhodes
Ward
Lucy Faust
Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer
Stella Allen
Yeoman Girl
Cade Mansfield Cooksey
Older Coleman Brother
Tahj Vaughans
Maroon (uncredited)
Brian Lee Franklin
Davis Knight
Crew
Gary Ross
Director, Writer, Producer
Leonard Hartman
Story, Executive Producer
Pamela Martin
Editor
Juliette Welfling
Editor
Benoît Delhomme
Director of Photography
Eric Heffron
First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
Christopher T. Sadler
Second Assistant Director
Marvin Williams
Second Second Assistant Director
Wang Zhonglei
Executive Producer
Christopher Lytton
Executive Producer
Oren Aviv
Executive Producer
Leonard Feder
Executive Producer
Russell Levine
Executive Producer
Lee Jae-woo
Executive Producer
Michael Bassick
Executive Producer
T.G. Herrington
Executive Producer
Adam Fogelson
Executive Producer
Bruce Nachbar
Executive Producer
Stuart Ford
Executive Producer
Matt Jackson
Executive Producer
Donald Tang
Executive Producer
Robert Simonds
Executive Producer
Robin Bissell
Executive Producer
Wang Zhongjun
Executive Producer
Christopher Woodrow
Executive Producer
Jerry Ye
Executive Producer
Samuel Yeunju Ha
Co-Executive Producer
Elexa Ruth
Co-Executive Producer
Jon Kilik
Producer
Scott Stuber
Producer
Sandino Moya-Smith
Associate Producer
Diana Alvarez
Co-Producer
David Pomier
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Philip Messina
Production Design
Bela Trutz
"A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Chad Rivetti
First Assistant "A" Camera
Milan Janicin
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jerry M. Jacob
"B" Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Cinematographer
Chris Flurry
First Assistant "B" Camera
Matthew Gaumer
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Wade Whitley
First Assistant "C" Camera
Griffin McCann
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Greg Morris
Additional Camera
Michael Watson
Additional Camera
Dylan Jury
Casting Associate
Dawn Jefferson
Casting Associate
Debra Zane
Casting
Meagan Lewis
Casting
Tracey Millar
Set Costumer
Lisa Magee
Set Costumer
Tom Cummins
Set Costumer
Adriane Bennett
Set Costumer
Parrish Kennington
Set Costumer
Meagan McLaughlin
Assistant Costume Designer
Timothy A. Wonsik
Assistant Costume Designer
Carlane Passman
Costume Supervisor
Louise Frogley
Costume Design
Jules Holdren
Hair Department Head
Melizah Anguiano Wheat
Key Hair Stylist
Theraesa Rivers
Key Hair Stylist
Felicity Bowring
Hairstylist
Nikoletta Skarlatos
Makeup Department Head
Kris Evans
Makeup Artist
Garrett Warren
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Wylie Griffin
Art Department Coordinator
Dan Webster
Supervising Art Director
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Matthew O'Toole
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Paul Hsu
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lee Salevan
Sound Recordist
Eric Milano
Foley Artist, Foley
Dave Flynch
Foley
Marko Costanzo
Foley
Branka Mrkic
Supervising ADR Editor, Supervising Dialogue Editor
David Levy
ADR & Dubbing
David K. Nami
Special Effects Coordinator
Kelly Port
Visual Effects Supervisor
Nikos Kalaitzidis
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lisa Beroud
Visual Effects Producer
Jenne Guerra
Visual Effects Producer
Teresa Berus
Visual Effects Coordinator
Henry Wan
Visual Effects Coordinator
Naline Amaral
Visual Effects Coordinator
Danny Singh
Visual Effects Editor
Craig Sheppard
Visual Effects Editor
Gershon Hinkson
Visual Effects Editor
Nicholas Britell
Original Music Composer
Jason Markey
Music Supervisor
John Finklea
Music Editor
Vic Keatley
Rigging Gaffer
Larry Dias
Set Decoration
Randall D. Wilkins
Set Designer
Murray Close
Still Photographer
Eric Kasanowski
Compositing Lead
Sam Sullivan
Script Supervisor
Nicolas Bosc
Stunts
William Scharpf
Stunts
Adam Lytle
Stunts
Bob Bates
Gaffer
Amy Darden Amos
Seamstress
Peter Boychuk
Digital Intermediate
Caleb Wiley
Production Office Assistant
Chris Craine
Art Direction
Andrew Max Cahn
Art Direction
Khanh Trance
Wigmaker
Staci Pontius
First Assistant Editor
Virle S. Reid
Armorer
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