Amistad

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Overview

In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.

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Cast: Abu Bakaar Fofanah, Anthony Hopkins, David Paymer, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Pete Postlethwaite, Razaaq Adoti, Stellan Skarsgård

Director: Steven Spielberg

Genre: Biography, Drama, History

Country: United States

Release Year: 1997

IMDB Rating: 7.3 (86705 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.0 (1270 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 78

Metacritic: 64

Runtime: 2h 35m

Budget: 44,229,441 USD

Release Date: 1997-12-25

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars, 11 wins & 44 nominations total