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The schooner La Amistad is transporting black slaves off the coast of the Spanish colony of Cuba in 1839. A captive, Cinqué, leads an uprising against the crew, most of whom are killed. Two navigators, Pedro Montes and Jose Ruiz, are spared on condition they help sail the ship to Africa.
Dec 25, 1997 · 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.
A scene where Cinque sees African violets in John Quincy Adams' greenhouse and is seized with homesickness. And Cinque's memory of his wife left in Africa. What is most valuable about “Amistad” is the way it provides faces and names for its African characters, whom the movies so often make into faceless victims.
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.
79% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings. 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....
This Steven Spielberg-directed exploration into a long-ago episode in African-American history recounts the trial that followed the 1839 rebellion aboard the...
Dec 10, 1997 · 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.
May 27, 2013 · Release Date: December 10, 1997Based on a true story, the movie chronicles the incredible journey of a group of enslaved Africans who overtake their captor's...
Dec 10, 1997 · Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken. In the summer of 1839, on a stormy night off the coast of Cuba, 53 Africans held captive in the cramped cargo holds of the Spanish slave ship, La Amistad, break free of their shackles.
Amistad is a film directed by Steven Spielberg with Matthew McConaughey, Djimon Hounsou, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins .... Year: 1997. Original title: Amistad. Synopsis: Amistad is the name of a slave ship traveling from Cuba to the U.S. in 1839.
