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Amistad is a 1997 film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the true story of a slave revolt and a legal battle in the U.S. The film stars Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, and Matthew McConaughey, and features Djimon Hounsou in his breakout role as Cinqué, the leader of the rebellion.
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.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Steven Spielberg
- 1997-12-25
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Dec 12, 1997 · The film opens on the ship Amistad, where Cinque (Djimon Hounsou) is able to free himself from shackles and release his fellow prisoners. They rise up against the Spanish crew of the ship, which is taking them from a Havana slave market to another destination in Cuba.
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.
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- Steven Spielberg
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- Morgan Freeman
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The schooner La Amistad is carrying Africans captured from Sierra Leone and sold in Cuba into slavery. One of the slaves, Sengbe Pieh, most known by his slave name "Cinque", initiates a rebellion on the ship.
