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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.
Theatrical
Dec 25, 1997
Box Office
$44.2M
Budget
$36.0M
Return
1.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 4, 1999
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
DreamWorks Pictures, HBO Films
Quotes
See all →A True Story of Struggle and Freedom
Taglines
A true story.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Right to Freedom Must Be Asserted
Taglines
Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Morgan Freeman
Theodore Joadson
N
Nigel Hawthorne
Martin Van Buren
A
Anthony Hopkins
John Quincy Adams
Djimon Hounsou
Cinque
M
Matthew McConaughey
Roger Sherman Baldwin
D
David Paymer
Secretary John Forsyth
P
Pete Postlethwaite
Holabird
S
Stellan Skarsgård
Tappan
R
Razaaq Adoti
Yamba
A
Anna Paquin
Queen Isabella
T
Tomas Milian
Calderon
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ensign Covey
G
Geno Silva
Ruiz
J
John Ortiz
Montes
R
Ralph Brown
Lieutenant Gedney
D
Darren E. Burrows
Lieutenant Meade
A
Allan Rich
Judge Juttson
P
Paul Guilfoyle
Attorney
P
Peter Firth
Captain Fitzgerald
X
Xander Berkeley
Hammond
