Amistad

Amistad [videorecording] / DreamWorks Pictures presents in association with HBO Pictures ; a Steven Spielberg film. - Widescreen version. - Universal City, CA : DreamWorks, c2004. - 1 videodisc (155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Special features include: theatrical trailer; Making of Amistad; production notes; cast and crew biographies.

Directed by Steven Spielberg ; written by David Franzoni ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Debbie Allen, Colin Wilson ; director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; music by John Williams. Directed by Steven Spielberg ; written by David Franzoni ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Debbie Allen, Colin Wilson ; director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; music by John Williams.

Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgêard.

Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board the slave ship Amistad bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.

MPAA rating: rated R.


DVD region 1, NTSC ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; widescreen format (aspect ratio: 1.85:1).


Closed-captioned.

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Cinque--Drama.
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 --Drama.


Amistad (Schooner)--Drama.


Slave insurrections--United States--Drama.
Trials (Mutiny)--United States--Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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