Amistad

About Amistad

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising.

Amistad (1997) is a history mystery film directed by Steven Spielberg. It runs 155 minutes and was released in December 1997.

Morgan Freeman stars as Theodore Joadson, Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren, Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams, and Djimon Hounsou as Cinque. Written by David Franzoni. The film began as real events.

Members will find historical figure, slavery, cuba, and mutiny in it.

Amazing Grace, Django Unchained, and 12 Years a Slave make useful companions to Amistad, all filed under slave trade. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 1,483 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.