
Amistad (1997)
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.
Production Companies


Additional Info
Budget | $36,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $44,229,441.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.782 |
Directed By
Steven Spielberg
Crew
Eric Chambers
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Colin Wilson
Ve Neill
Michael Kahn
Debbie Allen
John Williams
Janusz Kamiński
Daryl Tucker
Trish Luberti
Christopher Burian-Mohr
William James Teegarden
David Franzoni
Tony Fanning
Scott Watanabe
Ed Fassl
Victoria Thomas
Charles L. Campbell
Louis L. Edemann
Howard Neiman
Chuck Neely
Kenneth Wannberg
M. James Arnett
Rosemary Brandenburg
Jeff Clark
David Devlin
Bruce Richardson
Andrew Cooper
Ron Judkins
Rick Carter
Janna Stern
Leonard T. Geschke
Ruth E. Carter
Roger Meilink
Richard C. Franklin
Ronald Eng
Gary Krivacek
Ray Fisher
Bill Corso
Tere López
Craig Lyn
Michael Trent
Jeremy Strong
Mark Stefanich
Frank Ferrara
Henry Kingi
Denise Barker
Keith Woulard
Irving E. Lewis
Paul Deason
Bob Cooper
Bonnie Curtis
Chuck Zito
Tim Shriver
Alphonse Walter
Mary Fallick
John Escobar
Seth Arnett
Terrence Walters
David Noble
Donna Wilson
David Williams
Walter F. Parkes
Gene Williams
William Washington
Ingrid Walters
Sharon Schaffer
Robert Apisa
Jimmy Ortega
Richard L. Duran
Laurie MacDonald
Kevin L. Jackson
Pat Romano
Lisa Davis
Brandon Pollard
Brandon Lucas
Laurie A. Schillinger
TOP CAST

Morgan Freeman
Theodore Joadson

Nigel Hawthorne
Martin Van Buren

Anthony Hopkins
John Quincy Adams

Djimon Hounsou
Cinque

Matthew McConaughey
Roger Sherman Baldwin

David Paymer
Secretary John Forsyth

Pete Postlethwaite
Holabird

Stellan Skarsgård
Tappan

Razaaq Adoti
Yamba
Abu Bakaar Fofanah
Fala

Anna Paquin
Queen Isabella

Tomas Milian
Calderon

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ensign Covey

Derrick N. Ashong
Buakei

Geno Silva
Ruiz

John Ortiz
Montes

Ralph Brown
Lieutenant Gedney

Darren E. Burrows
Lieutenant Meade

Allan Rich
Judge Juttson

Paul Guilfoyle
Attorney

Peter Firth
Captain Fitzgerald

Xander Berkeley
Hammond

Jeremy Northam
Judge Coglin

Arliss Howard
John C. Calhoun
Willie Amakye
Folowa - Amistad African
Luc Assogba
Gbatui - Amistad African
Mariah Campbell
Masery - Amistad African
Habib Conteh
Bai - Amistad African
Stephen Conteh
Morlai - Amistad African
Monguehy Fanzy
Fabanna - Amistad African
Jimmy Fotso
Kwong - Amistad African
Adekunle Ilori
Kahei - Amistad African
Sheriff Kargbo
Almamy - Amistad African
Saye Lah
Kessebe - Amistad African
Sylvestre Massaquoi
Santigiie - Amistad African
Samson Odede
Kpona - Amistad African
Chike Okpala
Sorie - Amistad African
Willie Onafesso
Jina - Amistad African
Samuel Pieh
Suuleh - Amistad African
Lansana Sawi
Morlu - Amistad African
Abu Sidique
Tsukama - Amistad African
El Hadj Malik Sow
Golabu - Amistad African
Lamine Thiam
Mahmud - Amistad African

Austin Pendleton
Professor Gibbs

Daniel von Bargen
Warden Pendleton

Rusty Schwimmer
Mrs. Pendleton

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
General Espatero

Frank T. Wells
Crier

Michael Massee
Prison Guard

Roy Cooper
Pickney