Cinematic background from Amistad 1997 - 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.

Amistad

1997

Biography, Drama, History

Directors:
Steven Spielberg
Writers:
David Franzoni
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Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men sitting next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person with curly hair wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting in front of a stone wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man with a chain around his neck and another man in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting in front of an open book; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A couple of men sitting next to each other reading a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other with chains around their necks; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing in front of a crowd of people in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a top hat sitting in front of a bowl of fruit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A black man with a knife in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a black coat and glasses in a courtroom; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing on top of a boat near the ocean; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and tie looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A couple of men sitting next to each other looking at a book; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old man in a top hat sitting in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people sitting in a room with a man standing in front of them; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and bow tie looking down at papers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a top hat and a man with a beard in a dark cave; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man holding a book while standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A couple of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old man sitting at a table reading a book; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people sitting in front of a crowd; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man wearing a top hat and a black suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a brown and white jacket looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men sitting next to each other in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a top hat looking through a jail cell; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a boat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two men sitting in a cell looking at each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing glasses and a coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A crowd of people sitting in front of a projector screen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a top hat standing next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy with a turban is behind bars; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man sitting in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a brown jacket holding a piece of paper in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a black jacket is sitting next to another man in a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing around a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man wearing a suit and a red neck tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a top hat and a long coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two black men looking at each other in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman and a child holding hands in a desert; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men sitting next to each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A crowd of people standing around a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A couple of people walking on a dirt road; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a military uniform is standing in front of two other men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old man with a white beard is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man with a beard and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A woman holding a baby in her arms on the beach; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person's face through a fence; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a hat in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old man with a beard and a white beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and a hat looking at another man in a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old man in a hat looking out of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An open door leading to a jail cell with bars; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older man sitting in front of a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a hat and glasses in a forest; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man holding a flower in front of another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and a man with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man with a mustache and a hat standing in front of a lamp; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An older woman wearing a white shirt and a white vest; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man with chains around his neck looks at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Amistad” (1997), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old man with a black shirt and a white beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle