Amistad(1997)

Poster of Amistad

Synopsis

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.
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, …
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In Theaters

  • December 10, 1997

MPAA Rating

R

Genres

Drama, Period, Historical, Adaptation

Run Time

2 hours 32 minutes

Distributors

DreamWorks Studios

Box Office

$44,175,392

Also Known As

  • Black Mutiny
  • The Amistad

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Universal City Studios, California, USA
  • Sonalyst Studios, Waterford, Connecticut, USA
  • Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  • Mystic, Massachusetts, USA
  • San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Produced In

United States

Director

CAST

Morgan Freeman

Joadson

Nigel Hawthorne

Martin Van Buren

Anthony Hopkins

John Quincy Adams

Djimon Hounsou

Cinque

Matthew McConaughey

Baldwin

David Paymer

Secretary Forsyth
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