Amistad
movie
Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken.
Released December 10, 1997
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.
Cast
Morgan Freeman
as
Theodore Joadson
Nigel Hawthorne
as
Martin Van Buren
Anthony Hopkins
as
John Quincy Adams
Djimon Hounsou
as
Cinque
Matthew McConaughey
as
Roger Sherman Baldwin
David Paymer
as
Secretary John Forsyth
Pete Postlethwaite
as
Holabird
Stellan Skarsgård
as
Tappan
Razaaq Adoti
as
Yamba
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Abu Bakaar Fofanah
as
Fala
Anna Paquin
as
Queen Isabella
Tomas Milian
as
Calderon
Crew
Eric Chambers
as
Stunts
Steven Spielberg
as
Producer
Steven Spielberg
as
Director
Colin Wilson
as
Producer
Ve Neill
as
Makeup Department Head
Michael Kahn
as
Editor
Debbie Allen
as
Producer
John Williams
as
Original Music Composer
Janusz Kamiński
as
Director of Photography
Daryl Tucker
as
Camera Department Production Assistant
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Trish Luberti
as
Set Decoration
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Christopher Burian-Mohr
as
Art Direction