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🎬 Movie

Amistad

📅 1997 ⭐ 7.0 🕐 2h 35m US US
IMDb tt0118607 TMDB 11831
Drama History Mystery

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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Cast
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Director Steven Spielberg Art Direction Christopher Burian-Mohr Art Direction Tony Fanning Art Direction William James Teegarden Editor Michael Kahn Executive Producer Laurie MacDonald Executive Producer Walter F. Parkes Original Music Composer John Williams Producer Colin Wilson Producer Debbie Allen Producer Steven Spielberg Production Design Rick Carter Writer David Franzoni
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DreamWorks Pictures
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HBO Films
US
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