Log-in to add movie to favourites
Movie added to favourites
Movie removed from favourites

"Amistad" quotes

Amistad poster
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: David Franzoni
Production: N/A
Genre: biography, drama, history
Year: 1997
MetaScore: 63/100
ImdbRating: 7.3
BoxOffice: $44,229,441
Released: 25 Dec 1997
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 11 wins & 43 nominations total

62 video clips

YambaCinqueTheodore JoadsonFalaAbolitionistsRuizEns. CoveyJohn Quincy AdamsCaptain FitzgeraldHolabirdTappanCalderonMartin Van BurenJohn C. CalhounRoger Sherman BaldwinJudge CoglinAssociate Justice Joseph StoryQueen IsabellaAttorneyJudge JuttsonHammond
You don't have to pretend to be interested in that - Amistad 03:24 You don't have to pretend to be interested in that Give us us free - Amistad 00:35 Give us us free What did you say to them - Amistad 00:11 What did you say to them Fire Fire - Amistad 00:55 Fire Fire I will call into the past - Amistad 00:30 I will call into the past Where laws almost work - Amistad 00:19 Where laws almost work Well gentlemen I must say I differ with the keen minds of the South - Amistad 00:52 Well gentlemen I must say I differ with the keen minds of... Cinque describes the cold blooded murder - Amistad 00:39 Cinque describes the cold blooded murder Now you understand you're going to the Supreme Court - Amistad 00:26 Now you understand you're going to the Supreme Court I meant my ancestors - Amistad 00:40 I meant my ancestors Well when I was an attorney a long time ago young man - Amistad 00:33 Well when I was an attorney a long time ago young man What's most bewildering to Her Majesty - Amistad 00:19 What's most bewildering to Her Majesty He's not inferior in another area The art of exaggeration - Amistad 01:08 He's not inferior in another area The art of... The only thing John Quincy Adams will be remembered for - Amistad 00:11 The only thing John Quincy Adams will be remembered for Looks like they are going to be sick - Amistad 00:35 Looks like they are going to be sick I'm looking at the same inventory Captain - Amistad 01:10 I'm looking at the same inventory Captain I know you Mr President - Amistad 00:32 I know you Mr President That's your story isn't it - Amistad 00:29 That's your story isn't it Captain Fitzgerald please explain to us - Amistad 00:29 Captain Fitzgerald please explain to us They were first detained by officers of a survey brig off the coast of Long Island - Amistad 00:43 They were first detained by officers of a survey brig off... I could kill you with my bare hands before you raise that sword - Amistad 00:26 I could kill you with my bare hands before you raise that... Cinque I need you to tell me how you got here - Amistad 00:09 Cinque I need you to tell me how you got here Our President our big big man - Amistad 00:26 Our President our big big man This is the most important case ever to come before this court - Amistad 00:16 This is the most important case ever to come before this... This news - Amistad 01:07 This news Were they born in Africa - Amistad 00:26 Were they born in Africa Caesar - Amistad 00:15 Caesar It is the opinion of this court - Amistad 00:34 It is the opinion of this court Thank you Baldwin - Amistad 00:09 Thank you Baldwin Ignore everything but the pre eminent issue at hand - Amistad 00:35 Ignore everything but the pre eminent issue at hand They may be more valuable to our struggle in death than in life - Amistad 00:11 They may be more valuable to our struggle in death than in... You belong with us - Amistad 00:05 You belong with us That one wants us to sail them back - Amistad 00:12 That one wants us to sail them back Your Honor - Amistad 00:32 Your Honor Now on the other hand let's say they aren't slaves - Amistad 00:35 Now on the other hand let's say they aren't slaves He reminds me of that Fula of Baoma - Amistad 00:22 He reminds me of that Fula of Baoma My clients' journey did not begin in Havana - Amistad 00:22 My clients' journey did not begin in Havana That this could take us all one long step closer to civil war - Amistad 00:11 That this could take us all one long step closer to civil... What I said to you before the judgment is almost how it works here - Amistad 00:09 What I said to you before the judgment is almost how it... Your Honors - Amistad 00:49 Your Honors Hold your head up - Amistad 00:05 Hold your head up Well I'm embarrassed to admit that I was under the misconception - Amistad 00:20 Well I'm embarrassed to admit that I was under the... I wonder is there anything as pathetic as an ex President - Amistad 00:16 I wonder is there anything as pathetic as an ex President How is it that a simple plain property issue - Amistad 00:53 How is it that a simple plain property issue I'm trying to drink my brandy after a very long day - Amistad 00:28 I'm trying to drink my brandy after a very long day The ship is the Amistad - Amistad 00:26 The ship is the Amistad Tell me sir you really think - Amistad 00:12 Tell me sir you really think I'm neither friend nor foe of the abolitionist cause - Amistad 00:04 I'm neither friend nor foe of the abolitionist cause Your record confirms you're an abolitionist sir - Amistad 00:16 Your record confirms you're an abolitionist sir We know we aimed high coming to see you sir but - Amistad 00:13 We know we aimed high coming to see you sir but Your Honor on Spanish plantations slaves always choose to live - Amistad 00:21 Your Honor on Spanish plantations slaves always choose to... I am not about to bend to the will of some pubescent queen - Amistad 00:15 I am not about to bend to the will of some pubescent queen Slavery indentured servitude - Amistad 00:24 Slavery indentured servitude Do you know who I am Has anyone told you about me - Amistad 00:39 Do you know who I am Has anyone told you about me In truth has been driven from this case like a slave - Amistad 00:19 In truth has been driven from this case like a slave The Queen again and again refers to our incompetent courts - Amistad 00:51 The Queen again and again refers to our incompetent courts 'Cause I can assure you sir having been over there - Amistad 00:23 'Cause I can assure you sir having been over there And this here Cinque is for me - Amistad 00:41 And this here Cinque is for me These slaves Your Honor are by rights the property of Spain - Amistad 00:09 These slaves Your Honor are by rights the property of Spain We Thomas R Gedney and Richard W Meade - Amistad 00:22 We Thomas R Gedney and Richard W Meade I'm sorry I don't understand - Amistad 00:07 I'm sorry I don't understand I'm not a big man just a lucky one - Amistad 00:15 I'm not a big man just a lucky one

Cast

Theodore Joadson - Morgan Freeman
Martin Van Buren - Nigel Hawthorne
John Quincy Adams - Anthony Hopkins
Cinque - Djimon Hounsou
Roger Sherman Baldwin - Matthew McConaughey
All Cast