Amistad
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The work Amistad represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Alpha Park Public Library District. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
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Amistad
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The work Amistad represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Alpha Park Public Library District. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
- Label
- Amistad
- Statement of responsibility
- [presented by] DreamWorks Pictures ; in association with HBO Pictures ; directed by Steven Spielberg ; written by David Franzoni ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Debbie Allen, Colin Wilson
- Contributor
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- DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Dreamworks Pictures
- HBO Pictures
- Adoti, Razaaq
- Allen, Debbie, 1950-
- Berkeley, Xander, 1955-
- Brown, Ralph, 1957-
- Burrows, Darren E., 1966-
- Ejiofor, Chiwetel, 1977-
- Firth, Peter, 1953-
- Franzoni, David
- Freeman, Morgan
- Guilfoyle, Paul
- Hawthorne, Nigel
- Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
- Hounsou, Djimon, 1964-
- Kamiński, Janusz, 1959-
- McConaughey, Matthew, 1969-
- Milian, Tomas
- Ortiz, John
- Paquin, Anna
- Paymer, David
- Postlethwaite, Pete
- Rich, Allan, 1926-
- Skarsgård, Stellan
- Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
- Williams, John, 1932-
- Wilson, Colin
- Subject
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- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 -- Drama
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 -- Drama
- Amistad (Schooner)
- Amistad (Schooner) -- Drama
- Amistad (Schooner) -- Drama
- Cinque
- Cinque -- Drama
- Cinque -- Drama
- Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Feature films -- United States
- Fiction films
- Film adaptations
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Films for the hearing impaired
- Historical -- Feature
- Historical films
- Historical films
- Slave insurrections
- Slave insurrections -- United States -- Drama
- Slave insurrections -- United States -- Drama
- Trials (Mutiny)
- Trials (Mutiny) -- United States -- Drama
- Trials (Mutiny) -- United States -- Drama
- United States
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- Based on a true story, the movie chronicles the incredible journey of a group of enslaved Africans who overtake their captor's ship and attempt to return to their beloved homeland. When the ship, La Amistad, is seized, these captives are brought to the United States where they are charged with murder and await their fate in prison. A battle ensues that captures the attention of the entire nation, confronting the very foundation of the American justice system. But for the men and women on trial, it is simply a fight for the basic right of all mankind ... freedom
- Additional physical form
- Anamorphic widescreen version.
- Awards note
- Academy Award Nominations for Best Supporting Actor (Hopkins), Best Music, Best Costume Design, and Best Cinematography.
- Cataloging source
- LVL
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: R
- Language note
- Closed-captioned
- LC call number
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- PN1997
- PN1995.9.S557
- LC item number
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- .A48 2004
- A48 2004
- PerformerNote
- Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgård, Razaaq Adoti, Abu Bakaar Fofanah, Anna Paquin, Tomas Milian, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Derrick N. Ashong, Geno Silva, John Ortiz, Ralph Brown, Darren Burrows, Allan Rich, Paul Guilfoyle, Peter Firth, Xander Berkeley
- Runtime
- 155
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
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