Amistad
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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.
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- moderate
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- severe
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
Steven SpielbergDirector
Morgan FreemanTheodore Joadson
Nigel HawthorneMartin Van Buren
Anthony HopkinsJohn Quincy Adams
Djimon HounsouCinque
Matthew McConaugheyRoger Sherman Baldwin
David PaymerSecretary John Forsyth
Pete PostlethwaiteHolabird
Stellan SkarsgårdTappan
Razaaq AdotiYamba
Anna PaquinQueen Isabella
Tomas MilianCalderon
John WilliamsComposer
David FranzoniWriter
Janusz KamińskiCinematographyAmistad
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.
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- moderate
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- severe
Genres
Biography, Drama, History
Cast & Crew
Steven SpielbergDirectorMorgan FreemanTheodore JoadsonNigel HawthorneMartin Van BurenAnthony HopkinsJohn Quincy AdamsDjimon HounsouCinqueMatthew McConaugheyRoger Sherman BaldwinDavid PaymerSecretary John ForsythPete PostlethwaiteHolabirdStellan SkarsgårdTappanRazaaq AdotiYambaAnna PaquinQueen IsabellaTomas MilianCalderonJohn WilliamsComposerDavid FranzoniWriterJanusz KamińskiCinematographyStream
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