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Amistad

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

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Amistad — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • December 10, 1997
  • Runtime
  • 155 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, History, Mystery
  • Director
  • Steven Spielberg

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Amistad — Cast

Morgan Freeman photo Morgan Freeman Theodore Joadson Nigel Hawthorne photo Nigel Hawthorne Martin Van Buren Anthony Hopkins photo Anthony Hopkins John Quincy Adams Djimon Hounsou photo Djimon Hounsou Cinque Matthew McConaughey photo Matthew McConaughey Roger Sherman Baldwin David Paymer photo David Paymer Secretary John Forsyth Pete Postlethwaite photo Pete Postlethwaite Holabird Stellan Skarsgård photo Stellan Skarsgård Tappan

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