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