Amistad (1997)
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Genre
- drama film, trial film, white savior film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1,432 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
African captives revolt on a Spanish slave ship and are captured by an American ship. A legal case follows over whether they are property or free people.
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What happens
Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by David Franzoni, based on the events in 1839 aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by the Washington, a U.S. revenue cutter. The case was ultimately resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1841. Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, and Matthew McConaughey star, along with Djimon Hounsou in his breakout role as Cinqué; Pete Postlethwaite, Nigel Hawthorne and Chiwetel Ejiofor appear in supporting roles. Amistad was released by DreamWorks Pictures on December 10, 1997. The film received largely positive critical reviews and grossed $58.3 million worldwide against a $39 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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