Amistad
Dec 10, 1997 | IMDB 7
155 min Watch NowDrama, History, Mystery
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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The Ten Commandments
Charlotte
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Cleopatra
The Road to Guantanamo
The First Great Train Robbery
Enemy Mine
The Bounty
Music Box
Drewniany różaniec
Run with Fear
Sisi/Last Minute
Strawberry and Chocolate
Doctor Who: The Romans
She Has a Name
Mutiny on the Bounty
Wyatt Earp
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IMDB 6.7 | May , 1982
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IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 1998
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IMDB 8 | Aug , 2024
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IMDB 7.8 | Oct , 1956
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 1981
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IMDB 2 | Aug , 2024
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IMDB 7 | Jun , 1963
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IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 2006
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IMDB 7 | Dec , 1985
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IMDB 6.7 | May , 1984
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IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1989
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IMDB 3 | Sep , 1991
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IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 1994
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