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Amistad - (1997)

R Drama • 155 min
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.
Steven Spielberg
R Drama • 155 min
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.
Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.
cast
  1. Matthew McConaughey

    Roger Sherman Baldwin

  2. Morgan Freeman

    Theodore Joadson

  3. Austin Pendleton

    Professor Gibbs

  4. Daniel von Bargen

    Warden Pendleton

  5. Gerald R. Molen

    Magistrate

  6. Jake Weber

    Mr. Wright

  7. Stellan Skarsgård

    Tappan

  8. Hawthorne James

    Creole Cook

  9. Djimon Hounsou

    Cinque

  10. Nigel Hawthorne

    Martin Van Buren

  11. Ralph Brown

    Lieutenant Gedney

  12. Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Ensign Covey

  13. Anthony Hopkins

    John Quincy Adams

  14. Xander Berkeley

    Hammond

  15. Castulo Guerra

    Spanish Priest

  16. Kevin J. O'Connor

    Missionary

  17. Peter Firth

    Captain Fitzgerald

  18. Anna Paquin

    Queen Isabella

  19. David Paymer

    Secretary John Forsyth

  20. John Ortiz

    Montes

  21. Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

    General Espatero

  22. Victor Rivers

    Captain Ferrar

  23. Rusty Schwimmer

    Mrs. Pendleton

  24. Michael Massee

    Prison Guard

  25. Pete Postlethwaite

    Holabird

  26. George Gerdes

    Marshal

  27. Harry Groener

    Tecora Captain

  28. Razaaq Adoti

    Yamba

  29. Tomas Milian

    Calderon

  30. Derrick N. Ashong

    Buakei

  31. Geno Silva

    Ruiz

  32. Darren E. Burrows

    Lieutenant Meade

  33. Allan Rich

    Judge Juttson

  34. Paul Guilfoyle

    Attorney

  35. Jeremy Northam

    Judge Coglin

  36. Arliss Howard

    John C. Calhoun

  37. Roy Cooper

    Pickney

  38. Robert Walsh

    Guardsman

  39. Michael Riley

    British Officer

  40. León Singer

    Don Pablo

  41. Eric Bruno Borgman

    First Jury Juror (uncredited)

  42. Luis Cabrera

    Spanish Guard (uncredited)

  43. John H. Tobin

    Supreme Court Reporter (uncredited)

  44. Harrison Young

    Congressman (uncredited)

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