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Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the events in 1839 aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by the ...
- $58.3 million
- Steven Spielberg
- $39 million
- John Williams
Dec 25, 1997 · Amistad: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou. In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island.
- (81K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Steven Spielberg
- 1997-12-25
Heartfelt without resorting to preachiness, Amistad tells an important story with engaging sensitivity and absorbing skill. In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During...
- (1.6K)
- Steven Spielberg
- R
- Morgan Freeman
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The captive called Cinque emerges as a powerful individual, a once-free farmer who has lost his wife and family. We see his wife, and his village, and something of his life; we understand how cruelly he was ripped from his life and ambitions. (Since it was the policy of slavery to destroy African families, these scenes are especially poignant.)
Based on the true story of America's slave trade, the film shows the saga of an 1839 mutiny aboard the slave ship, Amistad. Much of the story revolves a courtroom drama as lawyers for the slaves seek their freedom and return home.
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Dec 10, 1997 · Steven Spielberg. Director. David Franzoni. Writer. Reviews. 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.
