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Amistad
PG
10 Dec 1997
2 hr 35 mins
Drama
History
Mystery
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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Theodore Joadson
Martin Van Buren
John Quincy Adams
Roger Sherman Baldwin
Secretary John Forsyth
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