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Film / 1997
Amistad
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Morgan FreemanTheodore Joadson
Nigel HawthorneMartin Van Buren
Anthony HopkinsJohn Quincy Adams
Djimon HounsouCinque
Matthew McConaugheyRoger Sherman Baldwin
David PaymerSecretary John Forsyth
Pete PostlethwaiteHolabird
Stellan SkarsgårdTappan
Razaaq AdotiYamba
Abu Bakaar FofanahFala
Anna PaquinQueen Isabella
Tomas MilianCalderon
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Chiwetel EjioforEnsign Covey
Derrick N. AshongBuakei
Geno SilvaRuiz
John OrtizMontes
Ralph BrownLieutenant Gedney
Darren E. BurrowsLieutenant Meade
Allan RichJudge Juttson
Paul GuilfoyleAttorney
Peter FirthCaptain Fitzgerald
Xander BerkeleyHammond
Jeremy NorthamJudge Coglin
Arliss HowardJohn C. Calhoun
Willie AmakyeFolowa - Amistad African
Luc AssogbaGbatui - Amistad African
Mariah CampbellMasery - Amistad African
Habib ContehBai - Amistad African
Stephen ContehMorlai - Amistad African
Monguehy FanzyFabanna - Amistad African
Jimmy FotsoKwong - Amistad African
Adekunle IloriKahei - Amistad African
Sheriff KargboAlmamy - Amistad African
Saye LahKessebe - Amistad African
Sylvestre MassaquoiSantigiie - Amistad African
Samson OdedeKpona - Amistad African
Chike OkpalaSorie - Amistad African
Willie OnafessoJina - Amistad African
Samuel PiehSuuleh - Amistad African
Lansana SawiMorlu - Amistad African
Abu SidiqueTsukama - Amistad African
El Hadj Malik SowGolabu - Amistad African
Lamine ThiamMahmud - Amistad African
Austin PendletonProfessor Gibbs
Daniel von BargenWarden Pendleton
Rusty SchwimmerMrs. Pendleton
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.General Espatero
Frank T. WellsCrier
Michael MasseePrison Guard
Roy CooperPickney
Jake WeberMr. Wright
Victor RiversCaptain Ferrar
Joseph KossehBirmaja
Steve PasseweCinque's In-Law
Sherly Acosta WilliamsCinque's Wife
Matt SarlesYoung Aide
George GerdesMarshal
Gerald R. MolenMagistrate
Kevin J. O'ConnorMissionary
Robert E. WalshGuardsman
Sean McGuirkCourier
Tony OwenFarmer
William YoungBusinessman
Michael RileyBritish Officer
León SingerDon Pablo
Castulo GuerraSpanish Priest
Harry GroenerTecora Captain
Hawthorne JamesCreole Cook
Ingrid WaltersWoman Overboard with Baby
Harry A. BlackmunAssociate Justice Joseph Story
Curtis ShieldsBassie - Additional Amistad African
Carlos SpiveyChike - Additional Amistad African
Charles UdomaKessebe - Additional Amistad African
Andrew L. JosiahTamba - Additional Amistad African
Tony OnafessoBaa - Additional Amistad African
Peter MansarayKapr - Additional Amistad African
Clarence MobleyKenei - Additional Amistad African
Brian MaconYauai - Additional Amistad African
Edward AppiahFollowolo - Additional Amistad African
Denver DowridgeKpau - Additional Amistad African
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