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