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Amistad (4-Dec-1997)

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: David Franzoni

Music by: John Williams

Producers: Steven Spielberg; Debbie Allen; Colin Wilson

Keywords: Drama, Slavery, Mutiny, Courtroom, Washington DC

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Xander Berkeley
Actor
6-Dec-1958   Air Force One
Harry Blackmun
Judge
12-Nov-1908 4-Mar-1999 US Supreme Court Justice, 1970-94
Darren E. Burrows
Actor
12-Sep-1966   Ed Chigliak on Northern Exposure
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Actor
10-Jul-1974   Dirty Pretty Things
Peter Firth
Actor
27-Oct-1953   Harry Pearce on Spooks
Morgan Freeman
Actor
1-Jun-1937   Unforgiven
Paul Guilfoyle
Actor
28-Apr-1949   Capt. Jim Brass on CSI
Nigel Hawthorne
Actor
5-Apr-1929 26-Dec-2001 The Madness of King George
Anthony Hopkins
Actor
31-Dec-1937   Hannibal Lecter
Djimon Hounsou
Actor
24-Apr-1964   In America
Arliss Howard
Actor
18-Oct-1954   Plain Clothes
Michael Massee
Actor
1-Sep-1952 20-Oct-2016 Momentum
Matthew McConaughey
Actor
4-Nov-1969   Contact
Tomas Milian
Actor
3-Mar-1932 22-Mar-2017 The Big Gundown
Jeremy Northam
Actor
1-Dec-1961   Enigma
Kevin J. O'Connor
Actor
15-Nov-1963   Candy Mountain
Anna Paquin
Actor
24-Jul-1982   The Piano and X-Men
David Paymer
Actor
30-Aug-1954   Mr. Saturday Night
Austin Pendleton
Actor
27-Mar-1940   William Giles on Oz
Pete Postlethwaite
Actor
16-Feb-1946 2-Jan-2011 In the Name of the Father
Michael Riley
Actor
4-Feb-1962   Dr. Tom on Being Erica
Stellan Skarsgård
Actor
13-Jun-1951   Breaking the Waves
Daniel von Bargen
Actor
5-Jun-1950 1-Mar-2015 Kruger on Seinfeld
Jake Weber
Actor
19-Mar-1964   Joe Dubois on Medium

CAST

Morgan Freeman   ...   Joadson
Nigel Hawthorne   ...   Martin Van Buren
Anthony Hopkins   ...   John Quincy Adams
Djimon Hounsou   ...   Cinque
Matthew McConaughey   ...   Baldwin
David Paymer   ...   Secretary Forsyth
Pete Postlethwaite   ...   Holabird
Stellan Skarsg�rd   ...   Tappan
Razaaq Adoti   ...   Yamba
Abu Bakaar Fofanah   ...   Fala
Anna Paquin   ...   Queen Isabella
Tomas Milian   ...   Calderon
Chiwetel Ejiofor   ...   Ensiign Covey
Derrick N. Ashong   ...   Buakei
Geno Silva   ...   Ruiz
John Ortiz   ...   Montes
Ralph Brown   ...   Lt. Gedney
Darren E. Burrows   ...   Lt. Meade
Allan Rich   ...   Judge Juttson
Paul Guilfoyle   ...   Attorney
Peter Firth   ...   Capt. Fitzgerald
Xander Berkeley   ...   Hammond
Jeremy Northam   ...   Judge Coglin
Arliss Howard   ...   John C. Calhoun
Amistad Africans
Willie Amakye   ...   Folowa
Luc Assogba   ...   Gbatui
Mariah Campbell   ...   Masery
Habib Conteh   ...   Bai
Stephen Conteh   ...   Morlai
Monguehy Fanzy   ...   Fabanna
Jimmy Fotso   ...   Kwong
Adekunle Ilori   ...   Kahei
Sheriff Kargbo   ...   Almamy
Saye Lah   ...   Kessebe
Sylvestre Massaquoi   ...   Santigiie
Samson Odede   ...   Kpona
Chike Okpala   ...   Sorie
Willie Onafesso   ...   Jina
Samuel Pieh   ...   Suuleh
Lansana Sawi   ...   Morlu
Abu Sidique   ...   Tsukama
El Hadj Malik Sow   ...   Golabu
Lamine Thiam   ...   Mahmud
Austin Pendleton   ...   Prof. Gibbs
Daniel von Bargen   ...   Warden Pendleton
Rusty Schwimmer   ...   Mrs. Pendleton
Pedro Armendariz.   ...   Gen. Espatero
Frank T. Wells   ...   Crier
Michael Massee   ...   Prison Guard
Roy Cooper   ...   Pickney
Jake Weber   ...   Mr. Wright
Victor Rivers   ...   Capt. Ferrar
Joseph Kosseh   ...   Birmaja
Steve Passewe   ...   Cinque's In-Law
Sherly Acosta Williams   ...   Cinque's Wife
Matt Sarles   ...   Young Aide
George Gerdes   ...   Marshal
Gerald Molen   ...   Magistrate
Kevin J. O'Connor   ...   Missionary
Robert Walsh   ...   Guardsman
Sean McGuirk   ...   Courier
Tony Owen   ...   Farmer
William Young   ...   Businessman
Michael Riley   ...   British Officer
Leon Singer   ...   Don Pablo
Castulo Guerra   ...   Spanish Priest
Harry Groener   ...   Tecora Captain
Hawthorne James   ...   Creole Cook
Ingrid Walters   ...   Woman Overboard with Baby
Harry Blackmun   ...   Associate Justice Joseph Story
Additional Amistad Africans
Curtis Shields   ...   Bassie
Carlos Spivey   ...   Chike
Charles Udoma   ...   Kessebe
Andrew L. Josiah   ...   Tamba
Tony Onafesso   ...   Baa
Peter Mansaray   ...   Kapr
Clarence Mobley   ...   Kenei
Brian Macon   ...   Yauai
Edward Appiah   ...   Followolo
Denver Dowridge   ...   Kpau
Paul Mwakutuya   ...   Sessi
Rory Burton   ...   Vakina
Samuel Orekhio   ...   Fawni
Omo Lara Tosin   ...   Kula
Ransford Thomas   ...   Alkali
Juliette Darko   ...   Teme
Isaac Mayanja   ...   Sanpha
Charlean Isata Bangalie   ...   Margru
Roosevelt Flenoury   ...   Niaooni
M. S. Kaleiwo   ...   Kaleiwo

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