Title: Amistad (Amistad)
Release Date: 1997-12-10
IMDB ID: tt0118607
Vote Average: 7 (1392 votes)
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 (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),
Crew: Eric Chambers (Stunts), Steven Spielberg (Producer), Colin Wilson (Producer), Ve Neill (Makeup Department Head), Michael Kahn (Editor), Debbie Allen (Producer),
Release Date: 1997-12-10
IMDB ID: tt0118607
Vote Average: 7 (1392 votes)
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 (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),
Crew: Eric Chambers (Stunts), Steven Spielberg (Producer), Colin Wilson (Producer), Ve Neill (Makeup Department Head), Michael Kahn (Editor), Debbie Allen (Producer),