Year:1997
Director:Steven Spielberg
Written by:David Franzoni (Screenplay)
Script Synopsis: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.
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*3880- Amistad Script PDF at Script Slug
- Amistad Script PDF - 6/12/96 1ST REWRITE at Script City ($)
- Amistad Script PDF - EARLY NO DATE at Script City ($)
- Amistad Script PDF - [6/12/1996] at Script Fly ($)
- Amistad Script at Amazon ($)
- Amistad Transcript at scripts.com
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Other Links:
- Amistad ( tt0118607 ) at IMDb
- Amistad ( 11831 ) at TheMovieDB.org