Amistad
1997 film directed by Steven Spielberg
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Summary
Amistad is a film[1]. Amistad ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,380 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award[3]
- Director: Steven Spielberg[4]
- Screenwriter: David Franzoni[5]
- Composer: John Williams[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], trial film[8], white savior film[9]
- Cast member: Anthony Hopkins[10], Morgan Freeman[11], Nigel Hawthorne[12], Djimon Hounsou[13], Matthew McConaughey[14], David Paymer[15], Pete Postlethwaite[16], Stellan Skarsgård[17], Peter Firth[18], Austin Pendleton[19], Jeremy Northam[20], Arliss Howard[21], Anna Paquin[22], Razaaq Adoti[23]
- Producer: Debbie Allen[24], Steven Spielberg[25], Colin Wilson[26]
- Performer: John Williams[27]
- Production company: HBO Films[28], DreamWorks[29]
- Director of photography: Janusz Kamiński[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
- Commons category: Amistad (ship, 2000)[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 6.9/10[34], 78%[35], 64/100[36], 7.3/10[37]
- Color: color[38]
- Country of origin: United States[39]
- Publication date: January 1, 1997[40], February 26, 1998[41]
- Characters: Joseph Cinqué[42], Roger Sherman Baldwin[43], John Quincy Adams[44], Martin Van Buren[45], John Forsyth[46], William S. Holabird[47], Lewis Tappan[48], Isabella II of Spain[49], Ángel Calderón de la Barca y Belgrano[50], James Covey[51]
Why It Matters
Amistad has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Amistad is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
FAQs
What awards did Amistad receive?
Honors received include European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award[3].