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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Steven Spielberg |
| Stars: |
Morgan Freeman |
| Actors: |
Daniel Von Bargen |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
True Story · Race Relations · Slavery |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: DTS |
| UPC: |
096898372732 |
| Release Date: |
1997 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 32min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Mende |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: DTS, 2hr 32min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (July 06, 1999)
UPC: 667068466928 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Widescreen, 2hr 32min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (June 30, 1998)
UPC: 096898372732 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
David H. Franzoni |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/10/1997, p.E1, Janet Maslin): "...It has excellent cinematography....Djimon Hounsou gives the film a strong visual focus as he radiates extraordinary presence and fury..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Based on actual events in 1838, AMISTAD is the story of captured African slaves who took over their transport ship in a bloody revolt with the hopes of returning back to their homeland. After the slaves are caught and imprisoned, their leader, Cinque (Djimon Hounsou), unable to understand the language or court system of America, tries to communicate his desire to return home to his defense lawyer, Roger Baldwin (Matthew McConaughey), and former slave Theodore Joadson (Morgan Freeman). The men plead for help with their groundbreaking court case from former president John Quincy Adams (Anthony Hopkins). Steven Spielberg directed this moving film, using as a reference the book by William A. Owens, BLACK MUTINY: THE REVOLT ON THE SCHOONER AMISTAD. The Africans in the movie speak Mende, with subtitles added. West African actor Djimon Hounsou had to learn to speak the language for his role--and was nominated for a Golden Globe. Spielberg shot the film at the State House in Providence, Rhode Island, the seaport... |
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