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Amistad

7.0

1297 votes

Genres:

Drama
History
Mystery

Release date: 1997-12-10

Budget: $36000000

Revenue: $44229441

Plot:
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.

Cast:

Actor	Character
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
Anna Paquin	Queen Isabella
Tomas Milian	Calderon
Chiwetel Ejiofor	Ensign Covey
Derrick N. Ashong	Buakei
Geno Silva	Ruiz
John Ortiz	Montes
Ralph Brown	Lieutenant Gedney
Darren E. Burrows	Lieutenant Meade
Allan Rich	Judge Juttson
Paul Guilfoyle	Attorney
Peter Firth	Captain Fitzgerald
Xander Berkeley	Hammond
Jeremy Northam	Judge Coglin
Arliss Howard	John C. Calhoun
Willie Amakye	Folowa - Amistad African
Luc Assogba	Gbatui - Amistad African
Mariah Campbell	Masery - Amistad African
Habib Conteh	Bai - Amistad African
Stephen Conteh	Morlai - Amistad African
Monguehy Fanzy	Fabanna - Amistad African
Jimmy Fotso	Kwong - Amistad African
Adekunle Ilori	Kahei - Amistad African
Sheriff Kargbo	Almamy - Amistad African
Saye Lah	Kessebe - Amistad African
Sylvestre Massaquoi	Santigiie - Amistad African
Samson Odede	Kpona - Amistad African
Chike Okpala	Sorie - Amistad African
Willie Onafesso	Jina - Amistad African
Samuel Pieh	Suuleh - Amistad African
Lansana Sawi	Morlu - Amistad African
Abu Sidique	Tsukama - Amistad African
El Hadj Malik Sow	Golabu - Amistad African
Lamine Thiam	Mahmud - Amistad African
Austin Pendleton	Professor Gibbs
Daniel von Bargen	Warden Pendleton
Rusty Schwimmer	Mrs. Pendleton
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	General Espatero
Frank T. Wells	Crier
Michael Massee	Prison Guard
Roy Cooper	Pickney
Jake Weber	Mr. Wright
Victor Rivers	Captain Ferrar
Joseph Kosseh	Birmaja
Steve Passewe	Cinque's In-Law
Sherly Acosta Williams	Cinque's Wife
Matt Sarles	Young Aide
George Gerdes	Marshal
Gerald R. Molen	Magistrate
Kevin J. O'Connor	Missionary
Robert E. Walsh	Guardsman
Sean McGuirk	Courier
Tony Owen	Farmer
William Young	Businessman
Michael Riley	British Officer
León Singer	Don Pablo
Castulo Guerra	Spanish Priest
Harry Groener	Tecora Captain
Hawthorne James	Creole Cook
Ingrid Walters	Woman Overboard with Baby
Harry A. Blackmun	Associate Justice Joseph Story
Curtis Shields	Bassie - Additional Amistad African
Carlos Spivey	Chike - Additional Amistad African
Charles Udoma	Kessebe - Additional Amistad African
Andrew L. Josiah	Tamba - Additional Amistad African
Tony Onafesso	Baa - Additional Amistad African
Peter Mansaray	Kapr - Additional Amistad African
Clarence Mobley	Kenei - Additional Amistad African
Brian Macon	Yauai - Additional Amistad African
Edward Appiah	Followolo - Additional Amistad African
Denver Dowridge	Kpau - Additional Amistad African
Paul Mwakutuya	Sessi - Additional Amistad African
Rory Burton	Vakina - Additional Amistad African
Samuel Orekhio	Fawni - Additional Amistad African
Omo Lara Tosin	Kula - Additional Amistad African
Ransford Thomas	Alkali - Additional Amistad African
Juliette Darko	Teme - Additional Amistad African
Charlean Isata Bangalie	Margru - Additional Amistad African
Roosevelt Flenoury	Njaooni - Additional Amistad African
M.S. Kaleiwo	Kaleiwo - Additional Amistad African
Tesfay Yohannes	Amistad African Extra
George Kamara	Amistad African Extra
Abdul-Fatai Balogun	Amistad African Extra
Yaya Sissoko	Amistad African Extra
Amadou Traore	Amistad African Extra
Marlon Francis	Amistad African Extra
Bundu Kamara	Amistad African Extra
James Moses	Amistad African Extra
Daniel Reid	Amistad African Extra
Seydou Coulibaly	Amistad African Extra
Lawal Tajudeen	Amistad African Extra
Lester Mombelly	Amistad African Extra
Ibrahim Sesay	Amistad African Extra
Jeremy Shelton	Amistad African Extra
Andrew Shoemo	Amistad African Extra
Prince Coke	Amistad African Extra
Ahmed Bangura	Amistad African Extra
Bernard Singleton	Amistad African Extra
Desere Mondon	Amistad African Extra
Baboucar Jobe	Amistad African Extra
Christopher Annino	Blacksmith (uncredited)
Susan Bergeron	Tyler Speech Attendee (uncredited)
Eric Bruno Borgman	First Jury Juror (uncredited)
Luis Cabrera	Spanish Guard (uncredited)
Craig Calman	Abolitionist (uncredited)
KimStacy Carter	Tecora Slave (uncredited)
Lisa Cavanaugh	Prostitute (uncredited)
Leonard Clifton	Slave (uncredited)
Alex Daunis	Clerk of Supreme Court (uncredited)
Nino Del Padre	Court Witness (uncredited)
Johnny Egan	Judge Coglin (voice) (uncredited)
Chris Fagan	Villager (uncredited)
Lawrence Gaughan	Spaniard (uncredited)
Morgan Hobart	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Nick King	Villager (uncredited)
Luis Muñoz	Spanish Slave Guard (uncredited)
Ungenita Prevost	Tecora Slave (uncredited)
Glendon Rich	Slave / Abolishionist (uncredited)
Kevin M. Simon	Abolishionist (uncredited)
John H. Tobin	Supreme Court Reporter (uncredited)
Harrison Young	Congressman (uncredited)
Al Conti	Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Amistad

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