Amistad
(DVD)

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Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hr., 35 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
667068466928

Notes

General Note
Special features of this DVD: anamorphic widescreen ; dual-layer ed. ; Dolby Digital.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
General Note
Four Academy Award nominations: Best Supporting Actor, Best Music, Best Costume Design, and Best Cinematography.
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.
Description
"Based on a true story, the movie chronicles the incredible journey of a group of enslaved Africans who overtake their captor's ship and attempt to return to their beloved homeland. When the ship, La Amistad, is seized, these captives are brought to the U.S. where they are charged with murder and await their fate in prison." --container.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pesci, D., Hawthorne, N., Paymer, D., Hopkins, A., Hounsou, D., Postlethwaite, P., Spielberg, S., Ejiofor, C., Williams, J., Skarsgård, S., Freeman, M., & McConaughey, M. (1999). Amistad (Widescreen [ed.]). DreamWorks.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Pesci et al.. 1999. Amistad. DreamWorks.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Pesci et al.. Amistad DreamWorks, 1999.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pesci, David, et al. Amistad Widescreen [ed.], DreamWorks, 1999.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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