Amistad: A Novel Based On The Screenplay

The Story

From Academy Award -winning director Steven Spielberg, 'Amistad' is the incredible true story of the 1839 mutiny on the Spanish ship 'La Amistad'. When the ship is eventually intercepted by the United States Navy and the captives imprisoned, a series of charged trials for their freedom begins--trials that call into question the controversial institution of slavery. Based on the screenplay by Steve Zaillian. Now a December major motion picture release from DreamWorks starring Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, and Anthony Hopkins.