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Amistad (1997)

Dec 10, 1997 · 2h 35m

7.0/10 TMDB user score
1,487 votes on TMDB

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

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.

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Top cast

  • Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman Theodore Joadson
  • Nigel Hawthorne Nigel Hawthorne Martin Van Buren
  • Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins John Quincy Adams
  • Djimon Hounsou Djimon Hounsou Cinque
  • Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey Roger Sherman Baldwin
  • David Paymer David Paymer Secretary John Forsyth
  • Pete Postlethwaite Pete Postlethwaite Holabird
  • Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård Tappan
  • Razaaq Adoti Razaaq Adoti Yamba
  • Abu Bakaar Fofanah Fala
  • Anna Paquin Anna Paquin Queen Isabella
  • Tomas Milian Tomas Milian Calderon
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor Ensign Covey
  • Derrick N. Ashong Derrick N. Ashong Buakei
  • Geno Silva Geno Silva Ruiz
  • John Ortiz John Ortiz Montes

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