Amistad 1997

Synopsis

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. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.

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Cast

• Morgan Freeman Theodore Joadson
• Nigel Hawthorne Martin Van Buren
• Anthony Hopkins John Quincy Adams
• Djimon Hounsou Cinque
• Matthew McConaughey Roger Sherman Baldwin
• David Paymer Secretary John Forsyth
• Pete Postlethwaite Holabird
• Stellan Skarsgård Tappan
• Razaaq Adoti Yamba
• Abu Bakaar Fofanah Fala

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