Amistad
Amistad
Release: 1997-12-10
·Runtime: 155m
·★ 7.0
Drama
History
Mystery
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
DreamWorks Pictures
HBO Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Austin Pendleton
as Professor Gibbs
John H. Tobin
as Supreme Court Reporter (uncredited)
Al Conti
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Harrison Young
as Congressman (uncredited)
Harry Groener
as Tecora Captain
Gerald R. Molen
as Magistrate
David Paymer
as Secretary John Forsyth
Nigel Hawthorne
as Martin Van Buren
John Ortiz
as Montes
Frank T. Wells
as Crier
Peter Firth
as Captain Fitzgerald
Morgan Freeman
as Theodore Joadson
Roy Cooper
as Pickney
Michael Riley
as British Officer
Arliss Howard
as John C. Calhoun
Luis Cabrera
as Spanish Guard (uncredited)
Xander Berkeley
as Hammond
Michael Massee
as Prison Guard
George Gerdes
as Marshal
Kevin J. O'Connor
as Missionary
Castulo Guerra
as Spanish Priest
Ingrid Walters
as Woman Overboard with Baby
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as General Espatero
Eric Bruno Borgman
as First Jury Juror (uncredited)
Anthony Hopkins
as John Quincy Adams
Tomas Milian
as Calderon
Daniel von Bargen
as Warden Pendleton
Jake Weber
as Mr. Wright
Djimon Hounsou
as Cinque
Robert E. Walsh
as Guardsman
Hawthorne James
as Creole Cook
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Ensign Covey
Derrick N. Ashong
as Buakei
Ralph Brown
as Lieutenant Gedney
Darren E. Burrows
as Lieutenant Meade
Allan Rich
as Judge Juttson
Rusty Schwimmer
as Mrs. Pendleton
Victor Rivers
as Captain Ferrar
León Singer
as Don Pablo
Anna Paquin
as Queen Isabella
Jeremy Northam
as Judge Coglin
Matthew McConaughey
as Roger Sherman Baldwin
Paul Guilfoyle
as Attorney
Pete Postlethwaite
as Holabird
Razaaq Adoti
as Yamba
Geno Silva
as Ruiz
Stellan Skarsgård
as Tappan
Crew
Bill Corso
Makeup Department Head
Chuck Zito
Stunts
Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Jeremy Strong
Production Intern
Henry Kingi
Stunts
Kevin L. Jackson
Stunts
Jimmy Ortega
Stunts
Frank Ferrara Sr.
Stunts
Daryl Tucker
Camera Department Production Assistant
Steven Spielberg
Director, Producer
Colin Wilson
Producer
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
William Washington
Stunts
Robert Apisa
Stunts
Tere López
Casting
Sharon Schaffer
Stunts
Debbie Allen
Producer
Pat Romano
Stunt Coordinator
Ve Neill
Makeup Department Head
Rosemary Brandenburg
Set Decoration
Ingrid Walters
Stunts
Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Michael Kahn
Editor
David Franzoni
Writer
Rick Carter
Production Design
Richard L. Duran
Stunts
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Stefanich
Stunts
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography