Amistad
Movie
1997
R
2 HOURS 32 MINS
Historical drama
U.S. lawyers defend Africans who revolted against their Spanish captors aboard a slave ship in 1839.
Cast & Crew
Morgan Freeman Joadson
Anthony Hopkins John Quincy Adams
Matthew McConaughey Baldwin
Nigel Hawthorne Martin Van Buren
Djimon Hounsou Cinque
David Paymer Secretary Forsyth
Pete Postlethwaite Holabird
Stellan Skarsgard Tappan
Anna Paquin Queen Isabella
Tomas Milian Calderon
Austin Pendleton Professor Gibbs
Steven Spielberg Director
David Franzoni Writer
Debbie Allen Producer
Robert M. Cooper Co-Executive Producer
Bonnie Curtis Associate Producer
Paul Deason Associate Producer
Laurie MacDonald Executive Producer
Walter F. Parkes Executive Producer
Tim Shriver Co-Producer
Steven Spielberg Producer
Colin Wilson Producer
Debbie Allen Original Song
John Williams Original Music
Janusz Kamiński Cinematography
Michael Kahn Film Editing
Victoria Thomas Casting
Rick Carter Production Design
Christopher Burian-Mohr Art Director
Tony Fanning Art Director
William James Teegarden Art Director
Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration
Ruth E. Carter Costume Design
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