Amistad 27 years old

Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.

Amistad

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.

Credits

Amistad Cast

Name Character
Matthew McConaughey He was 28, now 55 years old as Roger Sherman Baldwin
Anthony Hopkins He was 59, now 86 years old as John Quincy Adams
Djimon Hounsou He was 33, now 60 years old as Cinque
Morgan Freeman He was 60, now 87 years old as Theodore Joadson
Chiwetel Ejiofor He was 20, now 47 years old as Ens. James Covey
Stellan Skarsgård He was 46, now 73 years old as Tappan
John Ortiz He was 29, now 56 years old as Montes
Jake Weber He was 33, now 60 years old as Mr. Wright
Rusty Schwimmer She was 35, now 62 years old as Mrs. Pendleton
Hawthorne James as Creole Cook
Peter Firth He was 44, now 71 years old as Captain Fitzgerald
Paul Guilfoyle He was 48, now 75 years old as Attorney
Xander Berkeley He was 41, now 69 years old as Hammond
Anna Paquin She was 15, now 42 years old as Queen Isabella
Daniel von Bargen He was 47, 64 years old when he died as Warden Pendleton (as Daniel Von Bargen)
Gerald R. Molen He was 62, now 89 years old as Magistrate (as Jerry Molen)
Pete Postlethwaite He was 51, 64 years old when he died as Holabird
Michael Massee He was 45, 64 years old when he died as Prison Guard
Tomás Milián He was 64, 84 years old when he died as Calderon
Cástulo Guerra He was 52, now 79 years old as Spanish Priest
Nigel Hawthorne He was 68, 72 years old when he died as Martin Van Buren
Austin Pendleton He was 57, now 84 years old as Professor Gibbs
Arliss Howard He was 43, now 70 years old as John C. Calhoun
Victor Rivers He was 42, now 69 years old as Captain Ferrar
Razaaq Adoti He was 24, now 51 years old as Yamba
Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. He was 57, 71 years old when he died as General Espatero
Ralph Brown He was 40, now 67 years old as Lieutenant Gedney
Jeremy Northam He was 36, now 63 years old as Judge Coglin
Darren E. Burrows He was 31, now 58 years old as Lieutenant Meade
Geno Silva He was 49, now 76 years old as Ruiz
David Paymer He was 43, now 70 years old as Secretary John Forsyth
Harry Groener He was 46, now 73 years old as Tecora Captain
George Gerdes He was 49, now 76 years old as Marshal
Allan Rich He was 71, now 98 years old as Judge Juttson
Kevin J. O'Connor He was 34, now 61 years old as Missionary
Michael Riley He was 35, now 62 years old as British Officer
Frank T. Wells as Crier

Amistad Crew

Name Department
Richard C. Franklin as Sound Editor. Sound
M. James Arnett as Stunt Coordinator. Crew
Rosemary Brandenburg as Set Decoration. Art
Ruth E. Carter as Costume Design. She was 37 (now 64) years old Costume & Make-Up
Kenneth Wannberg as Music Editor. He was 67 (now 94) years old Sound
Jeff Clark as Sound Editor. He was 40 (now 67) years old Sound
Steven Spielberg as Director. He was 50 (now 78) years old Directing
Steven Spielberg as Producer. He was 50 (now 78) years old Production
Colin Wilson as Producer. He was 66 (82) years old when He died Production
Janusz Kamiński as Director of Photography. He was 38 (now 65) years old Camera
Michael Kahn as Editor. He was 61 (now 89) years old Editing
Rick Carter as Production Design. He was 45 (now 72) years old Art
Victoria Thomas as Casting. Production
David Franzoni as Screenplay. He was 50 (now 77) years old Writing
Charles L. Campbell as Supervising Sound Editor. He was 67 (82) years old when He died Sound
Bill Corso as Makeup Department Head. He was 2 (now 24) years old Costume & Make-Up
Debbie Allen as Producer. She was 47 (now 74) years old Production
Ve Neill as Makeup Department Head. She was 46 (now 73) years old Costume & Make-Up
Ron Judkins as Production Sound Mixer. He was 44 (now 71) years old Sound
Amistad poster
Amistad (27 years)

Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken.

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 10, 1997
  • Runtime: 155 minutes
  • Budget: 36000000.00
  • Revenue: 44229441.00