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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.

1997 |2h 35m |  Drama, History, Mystery

Videos

Cast

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Morgan Freeman

Theodore Joadson

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Nigel Hawthorne

Martin Van Buren

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Anthony Hopkins

John Quincy Adams

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Djimon Hounsou

Cinque

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Matthew McConaughey

Roger Sherman Baldwin

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David Paymer

Secretary John Forsyth

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Pete Postlethwaite

Holabird

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Stellan Skarsgård

Tappan

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Razaaq Adoti

Yamba

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Anna Paquin

Queen Isabella

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Tomas Milian

Calderon

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Ensign Covey

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Derrick N. Ashong

Buakei

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Geno Silva

Ruiz

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John Ortiz

Montes

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Ralph Brown

Lieutenant Gedney

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Darren E. Burrows

Lieutenant Meade

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Allan Rich

Judge Juttson

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Paul Guilfoyle

Attorney

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Peter Firth

Captain Fitzgerald

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Xander Berkeley

Hammond

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Jeremy Northam

Judge Coglin

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Arliss Howard

John C. Calhoun

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Austin Pendleton

Professor Gibbs

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Daniel von Bargen

Warden Pendleton

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Rusty Schwimmer

Mrs. Pendleton

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Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

General Espatero

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Frank T. Wells

Crier

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Michael Massee

Prison Guard

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Roy Cooper

Pickney

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Jake Weber

Mr. Wright

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Victor Rivers

Captain Ferrar

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George Gerdes

Marshal

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Kevin J. O'Connor

Missionary

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Robert E. Walsh

Guardsman

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Michael Riley

British Officer

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León Singer

Don Pablo

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Castulo Guerra

Spanish Priest

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Harry Groener

Tecora Captain

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Hawthorne James

Creole Cook

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Ingrid Walters

Woman Overboard with Baby

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Eric Bruno Borgman

First Jury Juror (uncredited)

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Luis Cabrera

Spanish Guard (uncredited)

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John H. Tobin

Supreme Court Reporter (uncredited)

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Harrison Young

Congressman (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, Spanish

Budget

$36,000,000.00

Revenue

$44,229,441.00