Amistad

(1997)

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Synopsis

In 1839, slaves start a shipboard rebellion against their captors while en route to America. Later, a sympathetic former slave convinces a property lawyer to prove the kidnapped Africans were "stolen goods", and the case goes to the Supreme Court.

Directors

Steven Spielberg

Production year

1997

Rating

R

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Runtime

152 minutes

Cast

Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Nigel Hawthorne