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Based on a true story, the movie chronicles the incredible journey of a group of enslaved Africans who overtake their captor's ship and attempt to return to their beloved homeland. When the ship, La Amistad, is seized, these captives are brought to the United States where they are charged with...

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Uniform Title:Amistad (Motion picture)
Main Author: Williams, John, 1932- (Composer, composer of (expression).)
Corporate Author: HBO Pictures (production companh.)
Other Authors: Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Director, Producer), Allen, Debbie (Producer), Wilson, Colin (Producer), Franzoni, David (Screenwriter), Freeman, Morgan (Actor), Hawthorne, Nigel (Actor), Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- (Actor), Hounsou, Djimon, 1964- (Actor), McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- (Actor), Paymer, David (Actor), Postlethwaite, Pete (Actor), Skarsgård, Stellan (Actor), Adoti, Razaaq (Actor), Paquin, Anna (Actor), Milian, Tomas (Actor), Ejiofor, Chiwetel (Actor), Ortiz, John (Actor), Brown, Ralph, 1957- (Actor), Burrows, Darren E., 1966- (Actor), Rich, Allan, 1926-2020 (Actor), Guilfoyle, Paul (Actor), Firth, Peter, 1953- (Actor), Berkeley, Xander, 1955- (Actor), Kamiński, Janusz, 1959- (Cinematographer, director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Universal City, California] : DreamWorks, 1997.
Edition:[Widescreen format].
Subjects:
Amistad (Schooner) > Drama.
Cinque > Drama.
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848 > Drama.
Slave insurrections > United States > 19th century > Drama.
Trials (Mutiny) > United States > 19th century > Drama.
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848.
Cinque.
Amistad (Schooner)
Slave insurrections.
Trials (Mutiny)
United States.
1800-1899
Legal films.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Internet videos.
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by Barnes, Joyce Annette
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by Williams, John, 1932-
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