In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
Production | Steven Spielberg | Producer |
Editing | Michael Kahn | Editor |
Directing | Steven Spielberg | Director |
Production | Colin Wilson | Producer |
Production | Debbie Allen | Producer |
Camera | Janusz Kamiński | Director of Photography |
Costume & Make-Up | Ve Neill | Makeup Department Head |
Costume & Make-Up | Ruth E. Carter | Costume Design |
Sound | Jeff Clark | Sound Editor |
Sound | Kenneth Wannberg | Music Editor |
Lighting | David Devlin | Gaffer |
Sound | Chuck Neely | Sound Editor |
Sound | Ronald Eng | Sound Editor |
Sound | Leonard T. Geschke | Sound Editor |
Sound | Gary Krivacek | Sound Editor |
Art | Rosemary Brandenburg | Set Decoration |
Camera | Andrew Cooper | Still Photographer |
Sound | Bruce Richardson | Sound Editor |
Production | Victoria Thomas | Casting |
Sound | Charles L. Campbell | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Ed Fassl | Sound Editor |
Crew | M. James Arnett | Stunt Coordinator |
Art | Rick Carter | Production Design |
Directing | Janna Stern | Script Supervisor |
Sound | Ron Judkins | Production Sound Mixer |
Sound | Louis L. Edemann | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Howard Neiman | Sound Editor |
Lighting | Roger Meilink | Rigging Gaffer |
Sound | Richard C. Franklin | Sound Editor |
Art | Ray Fisher | Leadman |
Costume & Make-Up | Bill Corso | Makeup Department Head |
Production | Tere López | Casting |
Editing | Michael Trent | Assistant Editor |
Production | Bob Cooper | Co-Executive Producer |
Crew | Ingrid Walters | Stunts |
Crew | Alphonse Walter | Stunts |
Crew | Mark Stefanich | Stunts |
Crew | Pat Romano | Stunt Coordinator |
Crew | David Noble | Stunts |
Crew | John Escobar | Stunts |
Production | Tim Shriver | Co-Producer |
Production | Walter F. Parkes | Executive Producer |
Crew | Terrence Walters | Stunts |
Crew | Sharon Schaffer | Stunts |
Crew | David Williams | Stunts |
Crew | Irving E. Lewis | Stunts |
Crew | Lisa Davis | Stunts |
Production | Laurie MacDonald | Executive Producer |
Crew | Gene Williams | Stunts |
Crew | Henry Kingi | Stunts |
Crew | Mary Fallick | Stunts |
Crew | William Washington | Stunts |
Crew | Richard L. Duran | Stunts |
Crew | Seth Arnett | Stunts |
Crew | Robert Apisa | Stunts |
Production | Paul Deason | Associate Producer |
Crew | Jimmy Ortega | Stunts |
Crew | Keith Woulard | Stunts |
Crew | Donna Wilson | Stunts |
Crew | Frank Ferrara | Stunts |
Crew | Denise Barker | Stunts |
Production | Bonnie Curtis | Associate Producer |
Crew | Chuck Zito | Stunts |
Crew | Kevin L. Jackson | Stunts |
Crew | Eric Chambers | Stunts |
Writing | David Franzoni | Writer |
Art | Christopher Burian-Mohr | Art Direction |
Art | Tony Fanning | Art Direction |
Art | William James Teegarden | Art Direction |
Art | Trish Luberti | Set Decoration |
Camera | Daryl Tucker | Camera Department Production Assistant |
Production | Scott Watanabe | Accountant |
Crew | Jeremy Strong | Production Intern |
Visual Effects | Craig Lyn | Modeling |