Amistad

 

Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne,
Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou,
Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer,
Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgard
DreamWorks; Directed by Steven Spielberg
Rated R; 152 minutes; 1998

  
Based on the true story, AMISTAD is the saga of a failed mutiny on board a Spanish slave ship and the trial that followed. In the summer of 1839, 53 African captives broke free and took over the slave ship, Amistad. Captured off the eastern seaboard after failing in a desperate attempt to sail home, they find themselves at the mercy of the American judicial system.

 

 “Mystery, action thriller, courtroom drama, even comedy. What AMISTAD has going for it is sheer power.”
 - Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY

“A superlative achievement—a shattering drama.”
- Gene Shalit, TODAY
  

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