Amistad (1997) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Cast

• Morgan Freeman as Theodore Joadson
• Nigel Hawthorne as Martin Van Buren
• Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams
• Djimon Hounsou as Cinque
• Matthew McConaughey as Roger Sherman Baldwin
• David Paymer as Secretary John Forsyth
• Pete Postlethwaite as Holabird
• Stellan Skarsgård as Tappan
• Razaaq Adoti as Yamba
• Abu Bakaar Fofanah as Fala
• Anna Paquin as Queen Isabella
• Tomas Milian as Calderon
• Chiwetel Ejiofor as Ensign Covey
• Derrick N. Ashong as Buakei
• Geno Silva as Ruiz
• John Ortiz as Montes
• Ralph Brown as Lieutenant Gedney
• Darren E. Burrows as Lieutenant Meade
• Allan Rich as Judge Juttson
• Paul Guilfoyle as Attorney
• Peter Firth as Captain Fitzgerald
• Xander Berkeley as Hammond
• Jeremy Northam as Judge Coglin
• Arliss Howard as John C. Calhoun
• Willie Amakye as Folowa - Amistad African
• Luc Assogba as Gbatui - Amistad African
• Mariah Campbell as Masery - Amistad African
• Habib Conteh as Bai - Amistad African
• Stephen Conteh as Morlai - Amistad African
• Monguehy Fanzy as Fabanna - Amistad African
• Jimmy Fotso as Kwong - Amistad African
• Adekunle Ilori as Kahei - Amistad African
• Sheriff Kargbo as Almamy - Amistad African
• Saye Lah as Kessebe - Amistad African
• Sylvestre Massaquoi as Santigiie - Amistad African
• Samson Odede as Kpona - Amistad African
• Chike Okpala as Sorie - Amistad African
• Willie Onafesso as Jina - Amistad African
• Samuel Pieh as Suuleh - Amistad African
• Lansana Sawi as Morlu - Amistad African

Crew

• Steven Spielberg — Director
• Debbie Allen — Producer
• Steven Spielberg — Producer
• Colin Wilson — Producer
• John Williams — Original Music Composer
• Janusz Kamiński — Director of Photography
• David Franzoni — Writer

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