Title: Amistad
Tagline: Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken.
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Director: Steven Spielberg
Status: Released
Release: 1997-12-10
Runtime: 155 Minutes
Plot: 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.
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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 -
Abu Bakaar Fofanah
Fala
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