Amistad
Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken.
7.0(1,440) 1997-12-10 155 minDramaHistoryMystery
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.
ProducerSteven Spielberg
DirectorSteven Spielberg
ProducerColin Wilson
ProducerDebbie Allen
Original Music ComposerJohn Williams
WriterDavid Franzoni
Cast & characters
Morgan Freeman
as Theodore Joadson
Nigel Hawthorne
as Martin Van Buren
Anthony Hopkins
as John Quincy Adams
Djimon Hounsou
as Cinque
Matthew McConaughey
as Roger Sherman Baldwin
David Paymer
as Secretary John Forsyth
Pete Postlethwaite
as Holabird
Stellan Skarsgård
as Tappan
Razaaq Adoti
as Yamba
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Abu Bakaar Fofanah
as Fala
Anna Paquin
as Queen Isabella
Tomas Milian
as Calderon
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Ensign Covey
Derrick N. Ashong
as Buakei
Geno Silva
as Ruiz
John Ortiz
as Montes
Ralph Brown
as Lieutenant Gedney
Darren E. Burrows
as Lieutenant Meade
Allan Rich
as Judge Juttson
Paul Guilfoyle
as Attorney
Peter Firth
as Captain Fitzgerald
Xander Berkeley
as Hammond
Jeremy Northam
as Judge Coglin
Arliss Howard
as John C. Calhoun
