- StatusReleased
- Release Date1997-12-10
- Runtime155 minutes
- TaglineFreedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken.
- Revenue44,229,441$
- GenreDrama, History, Mystery
- Production
CompaniesDreamWorks Pictures, HBO Films - Budget36,000,000$
Movie Overview
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.
Casts
Morgan Freeman
Nigel Hawthorne
Anthony Hopkins
Djimon Hounsou
Matthew McConaughey
David Paymer
Pete Postlethwaite
Stellan Skarsgård
Razaaq Adoti
Anna Paquin
Tomas Milian
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Derrick N. Ashong
Geno Silva
John Ortiz
Ralph Brown
Darren E. Burrows
Allan Rich
Paul Guilfoyle
Peter Firth
Xander Berkeley
Jeremy Northam
Arliss Howard
Austin Pendleton
Daniel von Bargen
Rusty Schwimmer
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Frank T. Wells
Michael Massee
Roy Cooper
Jake Weber
Victor Rivers
George Gerdes
Gerald R. Molen
Kevin J. O'Connor
Robert E. Walsh
Michael Riley
León Singer
Castulo Guerra
Harry Groener
Hawthorne James
Ingrid Walters
