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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 Washington, a U.S. revenue cutter.
La Amistad (pronounced [la a.misˈtað]; Spanish for Friendship) was a 19th-century two-masted schooner owned by a Spaniard living in Cuba.It became renowned in July 1839 for a slave revolt by Mende captives who had been captured and sold to European slave traders and illegally transported by a Portuguese ship from West Africa to Cuba, in violation of European treaties against the Atlantic ...
Dec 25, 1997 · Amistad is a 1997 film based on the true story of a slave revolt on a ship in 1839 and the legal battle for freedom in the U.S. courts. The film stars Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins and Morgan Freeman, and was nominated for four Oscars.
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Oct 27, 2009 · Learn about the Amistad Case, a landmark legal battle over the freedom of enslaved Africans who revolted on a Spanish ship in 1839. Find out how former President John Quincy Adams defended their rights and how the Supreme Court ruled in their favor.
Dec 12, 1997 · A historical drama about the legal battle of African slaves who revolted on a ship and were brought to trial in America. Ebert praises the performances of Hounsou and Hopkins, but criticizes the film's focus on the law and lack of emotion.
Amistad. R Released Dec 10, 1997 2h 32m History Drama. TRAILER for Amistad: Trailer 1. List. 78% Tomatometer 69 Reviews. 79% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings. In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set ...
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Amistad is a historical drama film based on the true story of a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship. The film follows the legal battle of the African captives for their freedom and the political implications of the case for America and Spain.
