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 free.
1997
HD
155min
R
United States
English
Steven Spielberg
David Paymer
Djimon Hounsou
Pete Postlethwaite
Matthew McConaughey
Anthony Hopkins
Nigel Hawthorne
Morgan Freeman
Stellan Skarsgård
Razaaq Adoti
cuba
slavery
historical figure
slave trade
mutiny
sentence
tall ship
