Freedom at any cost

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2000)

I'd only heard of the Amistad uprising briefly in a history class. The Gambian actor who portrayed Cinque- Djimon Hounson was very good. Also Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams makes a very good speech at the end. Spielberg takes an historic incident and turns it into a remarkable film. The court room scenes are well done and the naval scenes panoramic.