
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.

Morgan Freeman
Theodore Joadson

Nigel Hawthorne
Martin Van Buren

Anthony Hopkins
John Quincy Adams

Djimon Hounsou
Cinque

Matthew McConaughey
Roger Sherman Baldwin

David Paymer
Secretary John Forsyth

Pete Postlethwaite
Holabird

Stellan Skarsgård
Tappan

Razaaq Adoti
Yamba
Abu Bakaar Fofanah
Fala

Anna Paquin
Queen Isabella

Tomas Milian
Calderon

Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes

Spartacus
Spartacus

JFK
JFK

The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc

El Viaje
El Viaje

El Cid
El Cid

Nixon
Nixon

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

F.D.R.: The Last Year
F.D.R.: The Last Year

The Road to Wellville
The Road to Wellville

Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out

Félix and the Fish
Félix and the Fish