Amistad
Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are moments when it must be taken.
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.
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $44M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
24 billed performers
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Amistad returned 1.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $36M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $44M
- Release date
- Dec 10, 1997
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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