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Cynthia Erivo stars as Harriet Tubman in the biopic, which tells the extraordinary tale of Tubman's escape from slavery and rise to become one of America's greatest heroes as she helps free hundreds of slaves.

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00:00The incredible story of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery is coming to life as

00:09Focus Features drops the first trailer for Harriet. Cynthia Erivo stars as the title

00:14character in the biopic, which shows Tubman's extraordinary journey and rise to become

00:18one of America's greatest heroes when she helps free hundreds of slaves through the

00:22Underground Railroad. The trailer opens up with Tubman's escape from her slave owner

00:26and traveling a hundred miles to finally be free. The trailer also shows her first

00:31encounter with abolitionist William Still, played by Leslie Odom Jr., who offers her the

00:36opportunity to start fresh, as well as an introduction to the Underground Railroad, which

00:40played an integral part in helping free slaves. The film's cast is rounded out by Janelle

00:45Monet, Joe Alwyn, Jennifer Nettles and Clark Peters. Now Erivo's role in Harriet could be an

00:51important milestone for her career, not only by having the opportunity to portray such an

00:55important figure in history, but the actress is also on par to become an EGOT winner.

01:00Erivo has already won Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards for her work on Broadway's The Color

01:05Purple, so she would now only need an Oscar to become an EGOT recipient. And with Harriet,

01:09she just might get her shot. The film is set to hit theaters November 1st, with its world

01:14premiere taking place at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival. To watch the full trailer, head over to

01:19THR.com. And until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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