Morgan Freeman
Joadson
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Amistad
1997
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In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque (Djimon Hounsou) 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 (Morgan Freeman) wants Cinque and the others exonerated and...
- December 4, 1997
- Steven Spielberg
- Debbie Allen, Laurie MacDonald, Colin Wilson (film producer), Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes
- United International Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
- David Franzoni
- John Williams
- HBO Films
- $39 M
- Cinematography, Costume Design, Music (Original Dramatic Score), Actor in a Supporting Role (Anthony Hopkins)
