Amistad [dvd videorecording]

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Title:

Amistad [dvd videorecording]

Author:

Spielberg, Steven, 1946-

ISBN:

9780783231204

Edition:

Anamorphic widescreen ed.

Publication Information:

Universal City, CA : Dreamworks, c1999.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.

Abstract:

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 United States where they are charged with murder and await their fate in prison. Based on a true story.

Reading Level:

MPAA rating: R.

Adult.

Corporate Subject:

Amistad (Schooner) -- Drama -- DVDs.

Subject Term:

Slave trade -- Drama -- DVDs.

Slave insurrections -- Drama -- DVDs.

Human rights -- United States -- Drama -- DVDs.

Added Author:

Spielberg, Steven, 1946-

Franzoni, David.