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_cb01_gold_amistad_1997 Review

: President Martin Van Buren, seeking re-election, faces pressure from Southern pro-slavery leaders like John C. Calhoun.

as Theodore Joadson (a fictional composite character). Matthew McConaughey as Roger Sherman Baldwin. Nigel Hawthorne as President Martin Van Buren. Critical Reception & Awards _cb01_gold_Amistad_1997

: Former President John Quincy Adams eventually joins the defense, delivering a famous, impassioned plea before the U.S. Supreme Court that ultimately secures the Africans' freedom. Starring Cast Djimon Hounsou as Joseph Cinqué (Sengbe Pieh). Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams. : President Martin Van Buren, seeking re-election, faces

: A young lawyer, Roger Baldwin, initially argues the case as a property dispute, claiming the Africans were illegally kidnapped and therefore "stolen goods" rather than legal slaves. : President Martin Van Buren

: President Martin Van Buren, seeking re-election, faces pressure from Southern pro-slavery leaders like John C. Calhoun.

as Theodore Joadson (a fictional composite character). Matthew McConaughey as Roger Sherman Baldwin. Nigel Hawthorne as President Martin Van Buren. Critical Reception & Awards

: Former President John Quincy Adams eventually joins the defense, delivering a famous, impassioned plea before the U.S. Supreme Court that ultimately secures the Africans' freedom. Starring Cast Djimon Hounsou as Joseph Cinqué (Sengbe Pieh). Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams.

: A young lawyer, Roger Baldwin, initially argues the case as a property dispute, claiming the Africans were illegally kidnapped and therefore "stolen goods" rather than legal slaves.