The Saga of Amistad (film)
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Movies & Blockbusters
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Amistad is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by David Franzoni, based on the events in 1839 aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad, during which Mende tribesmen abducted for the slave trade managed to gain control of their captors' ship off the coast of Cuba, and the international legal battle that followed their capture by the Washington, a U.S. revenue cutter. The case was ultimately resolved by the U.S.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
Supreme Court in 1841.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
The case was ultimately resolved by the U.S.
