Amistad (1997)

The Verdict

It’s a victory for Baldwin (Matthew McConaughey), Theodore (Morgan Freeman), and Tappan (Stellan Skarsgard) as Judge Coglin (Jeremy Northam) rules in favor of freeing the Africans and finds the Spaniards guilty of slave trading.

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

© Dreamworks 2013

Released in 1997 by Dreamworks.

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  • character-type: Judge
  • character-type: Slave
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  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Social Issue Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Courtroom Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • secondary-genre: Period Pieces
  • mood: Inspiring
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Feel-Good
  • mood: Heartfelt
  • setting: Courtroom
  • theme: Victory
  • theme: Justice
  • actor: Jeremy Northam
  • actor: Morgan Freeman
  • actor: Djimon Hounsou
  • director: Steven Spielberg
  • producer: Tim Shriver
  • producer: Colin Wilson
  • producer: Laurie MacDonald
  • producer: Walter F. Parkes
  • producer: Paul Deason
  • producer: Bob Cooper
  • producer: Debbie Allen
  • producer: Bonnie Curtis
  • producer: Steven Spielberg
  • cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski
  • composer: John Williams
  • editor: Michael Kahn
  • costume-designer: Ruth E. Carter
  • production-designer: Rick Carter
  • role-name: Judge Coglin
  • role-name: Theodore Joadson
  • role-name: Cinque
  • screenwriter: David Franzoni
  • year: 1997
  • studio: Dreamworks

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