Amistad [videorecording] / [presented by] DreamWorks Pictures in association with HBO Pictures ; produced by by Steven Spielberg, Debbie Allen, Colin Wilson ; written by David Franzoni ; directed by Steven Spielberg. - Universal City, CA : DreamWorks, c1998. - 1 videocassette (ca. 155 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Formatted to fit TV screen.

Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams. Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams.

Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey.

Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board a slave ship bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.

Rated R.


VHS; hi-fi, stereo surround.

0783227272 :

83655 DreamWorks




Amistad (Schooner)


Feature films.
Slave insurrections--United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Videocassettes.

MQO E447 / .A6 1998