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Amistad

Cast

Djimon Hounsou, Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins View All

Crew

Steven Spielberg (Director), David Franzoni (Screenplay) View All

Release: Dec. 3rd, 1997

Runtime: 2 hours, 35 minutes

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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