Amistad (film)
1997 film directed by Steven Spielberg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, 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.
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Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
Written by | David Franzoni |
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Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
Edited by | Michael Kahn |
Music by | John Williams |
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Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
Country | United States |
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Budget | $39 million |
Box office | $58.3 million[1] |
Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, and Matthew McConaughey starred, along with Djimon Hounsou in his breakout role as Cinqué; Pete Postlethwaite, Nigel Hawthorne, and a then unknown Chiwetel Ejiofor appeared in supporting roles.
The film received largely positive critical reviews and grossed over $58 million worldwide.