Overview

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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

1764

Name

Amistad

Genre

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Leads

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Rating

8
Content Advisory

Edited, Nudity – male, Killing (by humans,monsters,disasters,etc.

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Drama, History, Mystery

Id

11831

Popularity

5.437

Release Date

1997-12-10

Title

Amistad

Vote Average

7.023

Vote Count

1270

Budget

$36,000,000

Revenue

$44,229,441

Runtime

155 minutes