Amistad
Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.
1997-12-10 | 155 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Morgan FreemanTheodore Joadson
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Nigel HawthorneMartin Van Buren
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Anthony HopkinsJohn Quincy Adams
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Djimon HounsouCinque
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Matthew McConaugheyRoger Sherman Baldwin
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David PaymerSecretary John Forsyth
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Pete PostlethwaiteHolabird
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Stellan SkarsgårdTappan
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Razaaq AdotiYamba
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Anna PaquinQueen Isabella
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Tomas MilianCalderon
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Chiwetel EjioforEnsign Covey
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Derrick N. AshongBuakei
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Geno SilvaRuiz
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John OrtizMontes
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Ralph BrownLieutenant Gedney
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Darren E. BurrowsLieutenant Meade
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Allan RichJudge Juttson
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Paul GuilfoyleAttorney
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