Amistad
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- Synopsis
- This Steven Spielberg-directed exploration into a long-ago episode in African-American history recounts the trial that followed the 1839 rebellion aboard the Spanish slave ship Amistad and captures the complex political maneuverings set in motion by ......
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- Director(s)
- Steven Spielberg
- Distributor(s)
- Dream Works
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 152 min.
Critic Reviews
USA Today | Susan WloszczynaAdd Critic to Favorites
Sheer power, moral and otherwise. It possesses a massively majestic hero. [10 Dec 1997, p.D1]Read the full review
ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
Thematically rich, impeccably crafted, and intellectually stimulating, the only area where this movie falls a little short is in its emotional impact.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Michael SauterAdd Critic to Favorites
Becomes a too-stately courtroom drama, with the Africans in the dock, the issue of slavery on trial at didactic length, and the top-billed Morgan Freeman as an abolitionist shunted to the sidelines with too little to do. [26 Jun 1998, p. 130]Read the full review
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