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Amistad

Amistad

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 10, 1997

Runtime

2h 35m

Genres

Drama, History, Mystery

User Score

70%

Original Title

Amistad

Production Companies

DreamWorks Pictures, HBO Films

Director

Steven Spielberg

Budget

$36,000,000

Revenue

$44,229,441

Description

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.