Film

Amistad

1997 · 2h 35m · Drama · History · Mystery

Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken.

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

Metacritic

64

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.

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

Anna Paquin

Queen Isabella

Tomas Milian

Calderon

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Ensign Covey

Derrick N. Ashong

Buakei

Geno Silva

Ruiz

John Ortiz

Montes

• Steven SpielbergProducer · Director
• David FranzoniWriter
• Colin WilsonProducer
• Debbie AllenProducer
• Walter F. ParkesExecutive Producer
• Laurie MacDonaldExecutive Producer
• Janusz KamińskiDirector of Photography
• John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
• Michael KahnEditor
• Victoria ThomasCasting

Theatrical TrailerTrailer

Release date

December 10, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 35m

Rated

R

Budget

$36,000,000

Revenue

$44,229,441

Genres

Drama, History, Mystery

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