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Where was Amistad filmed?

1998 film, directed by Steven Spielberg.

  • Rhode Island State House

The story is set in New York, about 200 miles (322 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New York; Washington; D.C.; Cuba, Connecticut
Filmed in
Rhode Island State House
Distance
About 200 miles (322 km) between New York and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 359 miles (577 km) between Washington and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 1,448 miles (2,331 km) between Cuba, Connecticut and the nearest filming location.
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About Amistad

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Released
1998
Director
Steven Spielberg
Cast
Anthony HopkinsMorgan FreemanNigel HawthorneDjimon HounsouMatthew McConaugheyDavid PaymerPete PostlethwaiteStellan SkarsgårdPeter FirthAustin Pendleton
Genre
DramaTrialWhite Savior
Awards
European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award

A captive, Cinqué, leads an uprising against the crew, most of whom are killed.

Holabird brings charges of piracy and murder against them.

Meanwhile, abolitionist Lewis Tappan and his black associate Theodore Joadson (a former slave) resolve to help the captives.

Famous lines from Amistad

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Yes, sir.Theodore Joadson
  • The what?Roger Sherman Baldwin
  • Why, Georgia, sir.Theodore Joadson
  • What is their story?John Quincy Adams
  • What is their story, by the way?John Quincy Adams

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