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Amistad

Duration: 2 hours, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Epic historical drama which documents a legal battle over a shipload of slaves who overpowered their captors at sea and landed on the shores of America. Initially, the argument in the courts revolves around the issue of property and ownership. Gradually though, the lawyers for the defence come to understand and appreciate the humanity of the men turned into cargo by the evils of slavery. Show less

Contributors

Theodore Joadson:
Morgan Freeman
John Quincy Adams:
Anthony Hopkins
Clinque (Sengbe):
Djimon Hounsou
Roger S Baldwin:
Matthew McConaughey
Martin Van Buren:
Nigel Hawthorne
Lewis Tappan:
Stellan Skarsgard
US Secretary of State:
David Paymer
Queen Isabella:
Anna Paquin
Ensign Covey:
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Lieutenant Gedney:
Ralph Brown
Captain Fitzgerald:
Peter Firth
Judge Coglin:
Jeremy Northam
John C Calhoun:
Arliss Howard
Producer:
Colin Wilson
Composer:
John Williams
Director of photography:
Janusz Kaminski

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