Amistad (1997)

Genre(s): Drama/History/Mystery

Runtime: 155min. (2h. 35min.)

Language: English

My rating: Not Yet Rated

Cast: (126 - show/hide all)

Morgan Freeman	...	Theodore Joadson
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Martin Van Buren
Anthony Hopkins	...	John Quincy Adams
Djimon Hounsou	...	Cinque
Matthew McConaughey	...	Roger Sherman Baldwin
David Paymer	...	Secretary John Forsyth
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Holabird
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Tappan
Razaaq Adoti	...	Yamba
Abu Bakaar Fofanah	...	Fala
Anna Paquin	...	Queen Isabella
Tomas Milian	...	Calderon
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Ensiign Covey
Derrick N. Ashong	...	Buakei
Geno Silva	...	Ruiz
John Ortiz	...	Montes
Ralph Brown	...	Lieutenant Gedney
Darren E. Burrows	...	Lieutenant Meade
Allan Rich	...	Judge Juttson
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Attorney
Peter Firth	...	Captain Fitzgerald
Xander Berkeley	...	Hammond
Jeremy Northam	...	Judge Coglin
Arliss Howard	...	John C. Calhoun
Willie Amakye	...	Folowa - Amistad African
Luc Assogba	...	Gbatui - Amistad African
Mariah Campbell	...	Masery - Amistad African
Habib Conteh	...	Bai - Amistad African
Stephen Conteh	...	Morlai - Amistad African
Monguehy Fanzy	...	Fabanna - Amistad African
Jimmy Fotso	...	Kwong - Amistad African
Adekunle Ilori	...	Kahei - Amistad African
Sheriff Kargbo	...	Almamy - Amistad African
Saye Lah	...	Kessebe - Amistad African
Sylvestre Massaquoi	...	Santigiie - Amistad African
Samson Odede	...	Kpona - Amistad African
Chike Okpala	...	Sorie - Amistad African
Willie Onafesso	...	Jina - Amistad African
Samuel Pieh	...	Suuleh - Amistad African
Lansana Sawi	...	Morlu - Amistad African
Abu Sidique	...	Tsukama - Amistad African
El Hadj Malik Sow	...	Golabu - Amistad African
Lamine Thiam	...	Mahmud - Amistad African
Austin Pendleton	...	Professor Gibbs
Daniel von Bargen	...	Warden Pendleton
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Mrs. Pendleton
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	General Espatero
Frank T. Wells	...	Crier
Michael Massee	...	Prison Guard
Roy Cooper	...	Pickney
Jake Weber	...	Mr. Wright
Victor Rivers	...	Captain Ferrar
Joseph Kosseh	...	Birmaja
Steve Passewe	...	Cinque's In-Law
Sherly Acosta Williams	...	Cinque's Wife
Matt Sarles	...	Young Aide
George Gerdes	...	Marshal
Gerald R. Molen	...	Magistrate
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Missionary
Robert Walsh	...	Guardsman
Sean McGuirk	...	Courier
Tony Owen	...	Farmer
William Young	...	Businessman
Michael Riley	...	British Officer
D'oh	...	Don Pablo
Castulo Guerra	...	Spanish Priest
Harry Groener	...	Tecora Captain
Hawthorne James	...	Creole Cook
Ingrid Walters	...	Woman Overboard with Baby
Harry A. Blackmun	...	Associate Justice Joseph Story
Curtis Shields	...	Bassie - Additional Amistad African
Carlos Spivey	...	Chike - Additional Amistad African
Charles Udoma	...	Kessebe - Additional Amistad African
Andrew L. Josiah	...	Tamba - Additional Amistad African
Tony Onafesso	...	Baa - Additional Amistad African
Peter Mansaray	...	Kapr - Additional Amistad African
Clarence Mobley	...	Kenei - Additional Amistad African
Brian Macon	...	Yauai - Additional Amistad African
Edward Appiah	...	Followolo - Additional Amistad African
Denver Dowridge	...	Kpau - Additional Amistad African
Paul Mwakutuya	...	Sessi - Additional Amistad African
Rory Burton	...	Vakina - Additional Amistad African
Samuel Orekhio	...	Fawni - Additional Amistad African
Omo Lara Tosin	...	Kula - Additional Amistad African
Ransford Thomas	...	Alkali - Additional Amistad African
Juliette Darko	...	Teme - Additional Amistad African
Isaac Mayanja	...	Sanpha - Additional Amistad African
Charlean Isata Bangalie	...	Margru - Additional Amistad African
Roosevelt Flenoury	...	Njaooni - Additional Amistad African
M.S. Kaleiwo	...	Kaleiwo - Additional Amistad African
Tesfay Yohannes	...	Amistad African Extra
George Kamara	...	Amistad African Extra
Abdul-Fatai Balogun	...	Amistad African Extra
Yaya Sissoko	...	Amistad African Extra
Amadou Traore	...	Amistad African Extra
Marlon Francis	...	Amistad African Extra
Bundu Kamara	...	Amistad African Extra
James Moses	...	Amistad African Extra
Daniel Reid	...	Amistad African Extra
Seydou Coulibaly	...	Amistad African Extra
Lawal Tajudeen	...	Amistad African Extra
Lester Mombelly	...	Amistad African Extra
Ibrahim Sesay	...	Amistad African Extra
Jeremy Shelton	...	Amistad African Extra
Andrew Shoemo	...	Amistad African Extra
Prince Coke	...	Amistad African Extra
Ahmed Bangura	...	Amistad African Extra
Bernard Singleton	...	Amistad African Extra
Desere Mondon	...	Amistad African Extra
Baboucar Jobe	...	Amistad African Extra
John D. Bair	...	Senator
Paul Berlier	...	Sargeant of the Guard
Eric Bruno Borgman	...	First Jury Juror
KimStacy Carter	...	Tecora Slave
Alex Daunis	...	Clerk of Supreme Court
Nino Del Padre	...	Court Witness
Johnny Egan	...	Judge Coglin (voice)
Lawrence Gaughan	...	Spaniard
Morgan Hobart	...	Courtroom Spectator
Tommy Lynch	...	Slave Trader
Luis Muñoz	...	Spanish Slave Guard
Ungenita Prevost	...	Tecora Slave
Glendon Rich	...	Slave / Abolishionist
Kevin M. Simon	...	Abolishionist
Daniel Sutton	...	Union Soldier
John H. Tobin	...	Supreme Court Reporter

Crew:

Steven Spielberg	...	Direction
David Franzoni	...	Script
John Williams	...	Music

Plot:

About a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the northeastern coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free man who led the revolt.