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Amistad (1997) [R]

Release Date:
December 10, 1997

Original Title:
Amistad

Alternate Titles:
断锁怒潮

Genres:
Drama | History | Mystery

Production Companies:
DreamWorks Pictures
HBO Films

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 14  CH: 12  CZ: 12+  DE: 12  FR: TP  GB: 15  HU: 18  IE: 15  IT: T  KR: 15  NL: 16  NO: 15  PL: 16  PT: M/12  US: R 

Runtime: 155

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

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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.

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Production

Accountant:
Scott Watanabe

Art Direction:
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Tony Fanning
William James Teegarden

Assistant Editor:
Michael Trent

Associate Producer:
Bonnie Curtis
Paul Deason

Camera Department Production Assistant:
Daryl Tucker

Casting:
Victoria Thomas
Tere López

Co-Executive Producer:
Bob Cooper

Co-Producer:
Tim Shriver

Costume Design:
Ruth E. Carter

Director:
Steven Spielberg

Director of Photography:
Janusz Kamiński

Editor:
Michael Kahn

Executive Producer:
Walter F. Parkes
Laurie MacDonald

Gaffer:
David Devlin

Leadman:
Ray Fisher

Makeup Department Head:
Ve Neill
Bill Corso

Modeling:
Craig Lyn

Music Editor:
Kenneth Wannberg

Original Music Composer:
John Williams

Producer:
Debbie Allen
Colin Wilson
Steven Spielberg

Production Design:
Rick Carter

Production Intern:
Jeremy Strong

Production Sound Mixer:
Ron Judkins

Rigging Gaffer:
Roger Meilink

Script Supervisor:
Janna Stern

Set Decoration:
Rosemary Brandenburg
Trish Luberti

Sound Editor:
Chuck Neely
Howard Neiman
Jeff Clark
Richard C. Franklin
Ronald Eng
Leonard T. Geschke
Gary Krivacek
Bruce Richardson
Ed Fassl

Still Photographer:
Andrew Cooper

Stunt Coordinator:
M. James Arnett
Pat Romano

Stunts:
Donna Wilson
John Escobar
Ingrid Walters
Alphonse Walter
Mark Stefanich
Sharon Schaffer
David Noble
Richard L. Duran
Mary Fallick
Kevin L. Jackson
Denise Barker
Irving E. Lewis
Chuck Zito
Keith Woulard
William Washington
David Williams
Jimmy Ortega
Henry Kingi
Frank Ferrara
Lisa Davis
Gene Williams
Terrence Walters
Seth Arnett
Robert Apisa
Eric Chambers

Supervising Sound Editor:
Charles L. Campbell
Louis L. Edemann

Writer:
David Franzoni

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