


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.

Morgan Freeman
Theodore Joadson

Nigel Hawthorne
Martin Van Buren

Anthony Hopkins
John Quincy Adams

Djimon Hounsou
Cinque

Matthew McConaughey
Roger Sherman Baldwin

David Paymer
Secretary John Forsyth

Pete Postlethwaite
Holabird

Stellan Skarsgård
Tappan

Razaaq Adoti
Yamba
Abu Bakaar Fofanah
Fala

Anna Paquin
Queen Isabella

Tomas Milian
Calderon

Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ensign Covey

Derrick N. Ashong
Buakei

Geno Silva
Ruiz

John Ortiz
Montes

Ralph Brown
Lieutenant Gedney

Darren E. Burrows
Lieutenant Meade

Allan Rich
Judge Juttson

Paul Guilfoyle
Attorney
Steven Spielberg
David Franzoni
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