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Amistad (1997)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies!   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