Amistad

Amistad is a 1997 Steven Spielberg film based on the true story of a slave mutiny that took place aboard a ship of the same name in 1839, and the legal battle that followed. It shows how, even though the case was won at the federal district court level, it was appealed by President Martin Van Buren to the Supreme Court, and how former President John Quincy Adams took part in the proceedings. This was the second film for which Anthony Hopkins rece... more

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  • Dec 10, 1997

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  • 2 h 32 min

Estimated budget:

  • 40,000,000 (US$)

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Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. In a career of over four decades, Spielberg's films have touched on many themes and genres. Spielberg's early sci-fi and adventure films, sometimes centering on children, were seen as...

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  • Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.

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  • 2 h 32 min
  • 2 h 34 min
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  • 40,000,000

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