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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 was a 19th-century two-masted schooner of about 120 feet (37 m). In 1839 it was owned by Ramón Ferrer, a Spanish national. Strictly speaking, La Amistad was not a typical slave ship, as it was not designed like others to traffic massive numbers of enslaved Africans, nor did it engage in the Middle Passage of
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.
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 ...
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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- History, Drama
- R
Dec 10, 1997 · Based on a true story, Amistad depicts the struggle of 53 Africans who escape from a Spanish slave ship and face a legal battle for their freedom in America. The film features an ensemble cast, including Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams, and was nominated for four Oscars.
