Amistad

Duration :

155

Summary: The year was 1839. Aboard the Spanish galleon Amistad, a crew of Spanish sailors were slaughtered in a revolt by their cargo--53 African slaves. Branded as murderers, the slaves were captured and faced with a new threat to what they had murdered for: their freedom. Taking on one of the darkest and least-remembered racial injustices in American history, director Steven Spielberg not only does the story justice, but creates an epic film that is "artistically solid, if not always dramatically exciting" (Variety). Starring Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite and Stellan Skarsgard. Directed by Steven Spielberg; written by David Franzoni. (R) (AC,AL,N,V)

PRODUCER : Debbie Allen,Steven Spielberg,Colin Wilson,Laurie MacDonald,Walter F. Parkes

CAST : Morgan Freeman,Anthony Hopkins,Matthew McConaughey,Nigel Hawthorne,Djimon Hounsou,David Paymer,Pete Postlethwaite,Stellan Skarsgard

WRITER : David Franzoni

DIRECTOR : Steven Spielberg

Genre : History

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