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Amistad

on BBC Two England

Steven Spielberg's period courtroom drama telling the story of the journey made by a group of African slaves who take control of the ship, La Amistad, in an attempt to travel back home. After the vessel is recaptured, they are sent back to America where they must stand trial for murder. Their case is then taken up by young property attorney Roger Baldwin.
(Widescreen) (Review page 45)
(1997,15) (S) (W)
(Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is premiered on Channel 5 Tuesday at 9pm)

Contributors

Director:
Steven Spielberg
John Quincy Adams:
Anthony Hopkins
Roger Baldwin:
Matthew McConaughey
Theodore Joadson:
Morgan Freeman
Sengbe Pieh, "Cinque":
Djimon Hounsou
Martin Van Buren:
Nigel Hawthorne
Secretary Forsyth:
David Paymer
Holabird:
Pete Postlethwaite
Tappan:
Stellan Skarsgard
Queen Isabella:
Anna Paquin
Judge Coglin:
Jeremy Northam

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