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Amistad

United States of America

R
1997-12-10(US)
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Drama,
History,
Mystery
▪ 2h-35m

70^%

User
Score

Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.

Overview

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.

Eric ChambersStunts
Steven SpielbergDirector
Debbie AllenProducer
Ve NeillMakeup Department Head
Colin WilsonProducer
Steven SpielbergProducer

Top Billed Cast

Morgan Freeman

Theodore Joadson

Nigel Hawthorne

Martin Van Buren

Anthony Hopkins

John Quincy Adams

Djimon Hounsou

Cinque

Matthew McConaughey

Roger Sherman Baldwin

David Paymer

Secretary John Forsyth

Pete Postlethwaite

Holabird

Stellan Skarsgård

Tappan

Razaaq Adoti

Yamba

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A review by CinemaSerf

7.0

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-24

Steven Spielberg took the helm for this rather classy, if very wordy, depiction of the celebrated legal battle that resulted from the mutiny of slaves aboard a Spanish ship in the late 1830s. A timely intervention from the US Navy rescued some of the crew, but then subjected the erstwhile cargo to an humiliating and de...

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