Amistad
1997 • Drama | History
Steven Spielberg
Director
David Franzoni
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
December 10, 1997
Duration
155 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.0101
Budget
$36,000,000
Revenue
$44,229,441
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
Nigel Hawthorne
Anthony Hopkins
Djimon Hounsou
Matthew McConaughey
David Paymer
Pete Postlethwaite
Stellan Skarsgård
Razaaq Adoti
Anna Paquin
Tomas Milian
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Derrick N. Ashong
Geno Silva
John Ortiz
Ralph Brown
Darren E. Burrows
Allan Rich
Paul Guilfoyle
Peter Firth
Xander Berkeley
Jeremy Northam
Arliss Howard
Austin Pendleton
Daniel von Bargen
Rusty Schwimmer
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Frank T. Wells
Michael Massee
Roy Cooper
Jake Weber
Victor Rivers
George Gerdes
Gerald R. Molen
Kevin J. O'Connor
Robert E. Walsh
Michael Riley
León Singer
Castulo Guerra
Harry Groener
Hawthorne James
Ingrid Walters
Eric Bruno Borgman
Luis Cabrera
John H. Tobin
Harrison Young
