Amistad

Dec 10, 1997

2h 35m

★ 7.0

Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are 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.

Genres

Drama

History

Mystery

Production Companies

DreamWorks Pictures

HBO Films

Amistad Trailers

Cast

Theodore Joadson

Morgan Freeman

Martin Van Buren

Nigel Hawthorne

John Quincy Adams

Anthony Hopkins

Cinque

Djimon Hounsou

Roger Sherman Baldwin

Matthew McConaughey

Secretary John Forsyth

David Paymer

Holabird

Pete Postlethwaite

Tappan

Stellan Skarsgård

Yamba

Razaaq Adoti

Fala

Abu Bakaar Fofanah

Queen Isabella

Anna Paquin

Calderon

Tomas Milian

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