Amistad (1997)

6.6	Listal rating
7.1	IMDB rating

Drama (15), Slavery (11), Historical (6), Rebellion (4), Religion (4), Christianity (4), Racism (4), Freedom (3), Language Barrier (3), Violence (3), Drowning (3), Cross (3), Dignity (3), Murder (3), Slave Ship (3), Parallel Montage (3), Law (3), 1840s (3), John Quincy Adams (3), 1997 (3)

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Amistad celebrates the holy grail of freedom and how the quest for justice is fueled by a yearning for home and the spirits of ancestors. Steven Spielberg's direction compellingly draws out all the moral nuances in this searing drama about the invidious evil of racism and the waywardness of politics tainted by greed and face-saving. Amistad present ... (more)

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Starring (View all) :

Joadson

Martin Van Buren

John Quincy Adams

Cinque

Baldwin

Secretary Forsyth

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Yamba

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Written by (View all) :

David Franzoni

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	Amistad - Theatrical Trailer

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6.6/10
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PvtCaboose91

A passionate historical epic!

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at May 20 22:57

"Give us the courage to do what is right. And if it means civil war? Then let it come. And when it does, may it be, finally, the last battle of the American Revolution." Amistad is straightforwardly one of Steven Spielberg's greatest motion pictures: an uncompromising, violent history lesson that does not succumb to telling a story of one of the tiring traditional historical events such as the American Civil War, the holocaust, etc. As an alternative to these aforementioned events that have been endlessly told in Hollywood productions, Spielberg tackles a poignant and imperative true story pertaining to the abolition of slavery that had yet to be explored on film. Set in 1839, a Spanish slave trading vessel known as 'La Amistad' is transporting African prisoners with the intention o...Read more

Rating : 8/10

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