Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.
Amistad (1997)
Drama
| History
| Mystery
DVD, 155 minutes
Country:
USA
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Writer:
David Franzoni
Producer:
Debbie Allen
| Bob Cooper
| Bonnie Curtis
| Paul Deason
| Laurie MacDonald
| Walter F. Parkes
| Tim Shriver
| Steven Spielberg
| Colin Wilson
Music:
John Williams
Plot outline
Based on the true story of America's slave trade, the film shows the saga of an 1839 mutiny aboard the slave ship, Amistad. Much of the story revolves a courtroom drama as lawyers for the slaves seek their freedom and return home. The case is a watershed moment for America-Spain relations, and reveals the political machinations as it holds repercussions on the North-South conflict eventually leading to America's Civil War.
Cast
- Morgan Freeman
- Nigel Hawthorne
- Anthony Hopkins
- Djimon Hounsou
- Matthew McConaughey
- David Paymer
- Pete Postlethwaite
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Razaaq Adoti
- Abu Bakaar Fofanah
- Anna Paquin
- Tomas Milian
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Derrick N. Ashong
- Geno Silva
- John Ortiz
- Ralph Brown
- Darren E. Burrows
- Allan Rich
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Peter Firth
- Xander Berkeley
- Jeremy Northam
- Arliss Howard
- Willie Amakye
- Luc Assogba
- Mariah Campbell
- Habib Conteh
- Stephen Conteh
- Monguehy Fanzy
- Jimmy Fotso
- Adekunle Ilori
- Sheriff Kargbo
- Saye Lah
- Sylvestre Massaquoi
- Samson Odede
- Chike Okpala
- Willie Onafesso
- Samuel Pieh
- Lansana Sawi
- Abu Sidique
- El Hadj Malik Sow
- Lamine Thiam
- Austin Pendleton
- Daniel von Bargen
- Rusty Schwimmer
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
- Frank T. Wells
- Michael Massee
- Roy Cooper
- Jake Weber
- Victor Rivers
- Joseph Kosseh
- Steve Passewe
- Sherly Acosta Williams
- Matt Sarles
- George Gerdes
- Gerald R. Molen
- Kevin J. O'Connor
- Robert Walsh
- Sean McGuirk
- Tony Owen
- William Young
- Michael Riley
- León Singer
- Castulo Guerra
- Harry Groener
- Hawthorne James
- Ingrid Walters
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Curtis Shields
- Carlos Spivey
- Charles Udoma
- Andrew L. Josiah
- Tony Onafesso
- Peter Mansaray
- Clarence Mobley
- Brian Macon
- Edward Appiah
- Denver Dowridge
- Paul Mwakutuya
- Rory Burton
- Samuel Orekhio
- Omo Lara Tosin
- Ransford Thomas
- Juliette Darko
- Isaac Mayanja
- Charlean Isata Bangalie
- Roosevelt Flenoury
- M.S. Kaleiwo
- Tesfay Yohannes
- George Kamara
- Abdul-Fatai Balogun
- Yaya Sissoko
- Amadou Traore
- Marlon Francis
- Bundu Kamara
- James Moses
- Daniel Reid
- Seydou Coulibaly
- Lawal Tajudeen
- Lester Mombelly
- Ibrahim Sesay
- Jeremy Shelton
- Andrew Shoemo
- Prince Coke
- Ahmed Bangura
- Bernard Singleton
- Desere Mondon
- Baboucar Jobe
- John D. Bair
- Paul Berlier
- Eric Bruno Borgman
- KimStacy Carter
- Alex Daunis
- Nino Del Padre
- Johnny Egan
- Lawrence Gaughan
- Morgan Hobart
- Tommy Lynch
- Vincent Lynne-O'Brien
- Luis Muñoz
- Ungenita Prevost
- Glendon Rich
- Kevin M. Simon
- Daniel Sutton
- John H. Tobin