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    Amistad 1997 POSTER

    Amistad

    1997

    English

    7.3

    ♡ 56

    78%

    79%

    Action

    Biography

    cuba

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    mutiny

    sentence

    slavery

    tall ship

    Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Director Arliss Howard Arliss Howard as John C. Calhoun Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey as Roger Sherman Baldwin Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman as Theodore Joadson
    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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