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The schooner La Amistad is transporting black slaves off the coast of the Spanish colony of Cuba in 1839. A captive, Cinqué, leads an uprising against the crew, most of whom are killed. Two navigators, Pedro Montes and Jose Ruiz, are spared on condition they help sail the ship to Africa.
Dec 25, 1997 · Amistad is a 1997 film based on the true story of a slave revolt on a Spanish ship in 1839 and the legal battle for their freedom in the U.S. The film stars Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins and Morgan Freeman, and was nominated for four Oscars.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Steven Spielberg
- 1997-12-25
La Amistad ( pronounced [la a.misˈtað]; Spanish for Friendship) was a 19th-century two-masted schooner owned by a Spaniard living in Cuba.
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Dec 12, 1997 · A historical drama about the legal battle of African slaves who revolted on a ship and were brought to trial in America. Ebert praises the performances of Hounsou and Hopkins, but criticizes the film's focus on the law and lack of emotion.
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque (Djimon Hounsou) leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising.
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- Steven Spielberg
- R
- Morgan Freeman
Aug 23, 2019 · The original trailer in high definition of Amistad directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Fre...
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May 21, 2012 · This Steven Spielberg-directed exploration into a long-ago episode in African-American history recounts the trial that followed the 1839 rebellion aboard the Spanish slave ship Amistad and ...
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