Amistad
movie
View on VideBits →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 & crew
David Franzoni · Djimon Hounsou · David Paymer · Abu Bakaar Fofanah · Stellan Skarsgård · Morgan Freeman · Steven Spielberg · Anthony Hopkins · Pete Postlethwaite · Matthew McConaughey · Nigel Hawthorne · Razaaq Adoti