Amistad
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.
Drama, History, Mystery
DreamWorks SKG
Morgan Freeman as Theodore, Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren, Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams, Djimon Hounsou as Cinque, Matthew McConaughey as Roger Sherman Baldwin, David Paymer as Secretary John Forsyth, Pete Postlethwaite as Holabird, Stellan Skarsgård as Tappan, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Ens. James Covey, Anna Paquin as Queen Isabella, Tomás Milián as Calderon, John Ortiz as Montes, Ralph Brown as Lieutenant Gedney, Allan Rich as Judge Juttson, Paul Guilfoyle as Attorney, Peter Firth as Captain Fitzgerald, Jeremy Northam as Judge Coglin, Arliss Howard as John C. Calhoun, Rusty Schwimmer as Mrs. Pendleton, Jake Weber as Mr. Wright, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as General Espatero, Luis Cabrera as Spanish Guard, Ramon Saldaña as , Robert Walsh as Guardsman