TY - ADVS AU - Spielberg,Steven AU - Allen,Debbie AU - Franzoni,David AU - Wilson,Colin AU - Freeman,Morgan AU - Hawthorne,Nigel AU - Hopkins,Anthony AU - Hounsou,Djimon AU - McConaughey,Matthew AU - Paymer,David AU - Postlethwaite,Pete AU - Kamiński,Janusz AU - Skarsgård,Stellan ED - Dreamworks Pictures. ED - HBO Pictures. ED - DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm) TI - Amistad SN - 0783231202 AV - PN1995.9.H5 A458 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Universal City, CA PB - DreamWorks KW - Amistad (Schooner) KW - Drama KW - Human rights KW - United States KW - Slave trade KW - Slave insurrections KW - Trials (Mutiny) KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - lcgft KW - Feature films KW - Fiction films KW - Historical films N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 1997; Special features: Production notes, cast and filmmakers' bios, theatrical trailer, behind the scenes featurette; Special features: Anamorphic widescreen -- Production notes -- Cast and filmmakers' bios -- Theatrical trailer -- Behind the scenes featurette -- Language: English 5.1 surround -- Subtitles: English; Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; production designer, Rick Carter ; editors, Michael Kahn, Craig Richards ; music, John Williams; Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer, Peter Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgard; MPAA rating: R; Adult N2 - 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. Based on a true story ER -