Amistad Role: Queen Isabella II Directed by: Steven Spielberg Written by: David Franzoni Release date: 10 December, 1997 (USA) Year: 1997 Genre: Drama / History

Captured, they are imprisoned in New England where former slave Theodore Joadson, viewing the rebels as "freedom fighters," approaches property lawyer Baldwin, who attempts to prove the Africans were "stolen goods" because they were kidnapped. Running for re-election, President Martin Van Buren (Nigel Hawthorne) overturns the lower court's decision in favor of the Africans. Former President John Quincy Adams is reluctant to become involved, but when the case moves on to the Supreme Court, Adams stirs emotions with a powerful defense.

Anthony Hopkins Morgan Freeman Matthew McConaughey Nigel Hawthorne

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John Quincy Adams Theodore Joadson Baldwin Martin Van Buren

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