Amistad

1997 · directed by Steven Spielberg

Rating

71/100

Hit

no

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.

Amistad (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg, rates 71/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Morgan Freeman
• Nigel Hawthorne
• Anthony Hopkins
• Djimon Hounsou
• Matthew McConaughey
• David Paymer
• Pete Postlethwaite
• Stellan Skarsgård
• Razaaq Adoti
• Abu Bakaar Fofanah

Crew

• Janusz Kamiński — Director of Photography
• Michael Kahn — Editor
• John Williams — Original Music Composer
• David Franzoni — Writer

More from Steven Spielberg

1. Schindler's List (1993) — 99/100 · hit
2. Jaws (1975) — 97/100 · hit
3. Saving Private Ryan (1998) — 97/100 · hit
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — 96/100 · hit
5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — 96/100 · hit
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 90/100 · hit

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