Amistad
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.
Top Billed Cast
Morgan Freeman
Theodore Joadson
Nigel Hawthorne
Martin Van Buren
Anthony Hopkins
John Quincy Adams
Djimon Hounsou
Cinque
Matthew McConaughey
Roger Sherman Baldwin
Featured Crew
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Steven Spielberg
Director
Debbie Allen
Producer
Ve Neill
Makeup Department Head
Colin Wilson
Producer
Steven Spielberg
Producer
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Michael Kahn
Editor
Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography
Daryl Tucker
Camera Department Production Assistant
Trish Luberti
Set Decoration
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Art Direction
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