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📊 Film Specifications

Director Steven Spielberg

Writer David Franzoni (Writer)

Release Date December 10, 1997

Runtime 155 min (2h 35m)

Country United States of America

Language EN

Budget $36,000,000

Box Office $44,229,441

Studios DreamWorks Pictures • HBO Films

Amistad (1997)

Name: Amistad
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Released: 1997-12-10
Rating: 3.5

Directed by Steven Spielberg

• Written by David Franzoni

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

⭐ 3.5 / 5 (1,476 votes) ⏱️ 155 min 🎬 Drama, History, Mystery

Ratings Breakdown:

1,476 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.