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#75 Box Office Hit of 1998

Amistad (1998)

"Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken."

Overview

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

  • Morgan Freeman

    Theodore Joadson

    Morgan Freeman

  • Nigel Hawthorne

    Martin Van Buren

    Nigel Hawthorne

  • Anthony Hopkins

    John Quincy Adams

    Anthony Hopkins

  • Djimon Hounsou

    Cinque

    Djimon Hounsou

  • Matthew McConaughey

    Roger Sherman Baldwin

    Matthew McConaughey

  • David Paymer

    Secretary John Forsyth

    David Paymer

  • Pete Postlethwaite

    Holabird

    Pete Postlethwaite

  • Stellan Skarsgård

    Tappan

    Stellan Skarsgård

  • Razaaq Adoti

    Yamba

    Razaaq Adoti

  • Fala

    Abu Bakaar Fofanah

  • Anna Paquin

    Queen Isabella

    Anna Paquin

  • Tomas Milian

    Calderon

    Tomas Milian

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