BigList
Login / Sign up
Amistad (1997)

Amistad (1997)

Drama Mystery History

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

Release Date: 1997, December 10
Directors: Steven Spielberg
Countries: United States of America
Production: DreamWorks Pictures, HBO Films, HBO Films
Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Pete Postlethwaite, Glendon Rich, Harry Groener, Paul Guilfoyle, Michael Massee, Hawthorne James, John Ortiz, Kevin J. O'Connor, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

slavery cuba mutiny slave trade historical figure sentence tall ship