Amistad
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, c1999.
Format
DVD
ISBN
0783231202, 9780783231204
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, c1999.
Language
English
ISBN
0783231202, 9780783231204
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
General Note
Special features: theatrical trailer; Making of Amistad; production notes; cast and crew biographies.
General Note
SONNEMANN CROSS-CULTURAL COLLECTION.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams.
Participants/Performers
Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgård, Razaaq Adoti, Abu Bakaar Fofanah, Anna Paquin, Tomas Milian, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Derrick N. Ashong, Geno Silva, John Ortiz, Ralph Brown, Darren Burrows, Allan Rich, Paul Guilfoyle, Peter Firth, Xander Berkeley.
Description
Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board the slave ship Amistad bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Additional Physical Form
Anamorphic widescreen version.
System Details
DVD region 1, NTSC ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; widescreen format (aspect ratio: 1.85:1) ; Dual layer.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Award Nominations for Best Supporting Actor (Hopkins), Best Music, Best Costume Design, and Best Cinematography.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Adams, John Quincy, -- 1767-1848 -- Drama.
Amistad (Schooner) -- Drama.
Cinque -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Historical films.
Pesci, David -- Film adaptations.
Slave rebellions -- United States -- Drama.
Trials (Mutiny) -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings.
Amistad (Schooner) -- Drama.
Cinque -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Historical films.
Pesci, David -- Film adaptations.
Slave rebellions -- United States -- Drama.
Trials (Mutiny) -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pesci, D., Spielberg, S., Allen, D., Wilson, C., Franzoni, D., Freeman, M., Hawthorne, N., Hopkins, A., Hounsou, D., McConaughey, M., Paymer, D., Postlethwaite, P., Skarsgård, S., Kamiński, J., Williams, J., Adoti, R., Paquin, A., Milian, T., Ejiofor, C., Ortiz, J., Brown, R., Burrows, D. E., Rich, A., Guilfoyle, P., Firth, P., & Berkeley, X. (1999). Amistad . DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David. Pesci et al.. 1999. Amistad. DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)David. Pesci et al.. Amistad DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pesci, David., et al. Amistad DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 1999.
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