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Amistad (1997)

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Based on the true story of the failed mutiny on board the slave ship Amistad in 1839, and the courtroom battle that followed. In the trial that would challenge the very foundation of the American legal system, abolitionist Theodore Joadson, trial lawyer Roger Baldwin and ex-president John Quincy Adams argue for the freedom and civil rights of the captive African slaves.
Also Known As:
Black Mutiny
The Amistad
Production Status: Released
Logline: A group of slaves revolt while travelling aboard a slaveship.
Genres: Drama
Running Time: 2 hrs. 32 min.
Release Date: December 12, 1997
MPAA Rating: R
Distributors:
United International Pictures (UIP), DreamWorks
Production Co.:
HBO Films
Studios:
DreamWorks
U.S. Box Office: $44,175,394
Filming Locations:
Universal City Studios, California, USA
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Mystic, Massachusetts, USA
Sonalyst Studios, Waterford, Connecticut
Sonalyst Studios, Waterford, Connecticut, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Produced in: United States
 
 


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