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.

• DirectorSteven Spielberg
• Release10 December 1997
• Genre
  Drama / History
• Duration2h 35m
• Budget$36,000,000
• Revenue$44,229,441
• Rate
  

  7.0
  1336 reviews
• Productions

  DreamWorks Pictures, HBO Films