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Amistad

Release Date:December 25, 1997

Running Time:155 min

Genres:Drama, History, Mystery

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Cast

Morgan Freeman Nigel Hawthorne Anthony Hopkins Djimon Hounsou Matthew McConaughey David Paymer Pete Postlethwaite Stellan Skarsgård Razaaq Adoti Abu Bakaar Fofanah Anna Paquin Tomas Milian

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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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