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Amistad (1997)

Amistad (1997)

R 155 minutes EN Drama , History , Mystery
Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.
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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Cast

Morgan Freeman
Theodore Joadson
Nigel Hawthorne
Martin Van Buren
Anthony Hopkins
John Quincy Adams
Matthew McConaughey
Roger Sherman Baldwin
David Paymer
Secretary John Forsyth
Anna Paquin
Queen Isabella
Tomas Milian
Calderon
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ensign Covey
John Ortiz
Montes
Ralph Brown
Lieutenant Gedney
Darren E. Burrows
Lieutenant Meade
Allan Rich
Judge Juttson
Paul Guilfoyle
Attorney
Peter Firth
Captain Fitzgerald
Jeremy Northam
Judge Coglin
Arliss Howard
John C. Calhoun

Crew

John Williams
Original Music Composer
Ve Neill
Makeup Department Head
Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography
Ron Judkins
Production Sound Mixer
Chuck Neely
Sound Editor
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Howard Neiman
Sound Editor
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Richard C. Franklin
Sound Editor
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Janna Stern
Script Supervisor
Debbie Allen
Producer
Colin Wilson
Producer