Cast
Morgan Freeman
Theodore Joadson
Nigel Hawthorne
(1929–2001)
Martin Van Buren
Anthony Hopkins
John Quincy Adams
Djimon Hounsou
Cinque
Matthew McConaughey
Roger Sherman Baldwin
David Paymer
Secretary John Forsyth
Pete Postlethwaite
(1946–2011)
Holabird
Stellan Skarsgård
Tappan
Razaaq Adoti
Yamba
Abu Bakaar Fofanah
Fala
Anna Paquin
Queen Isabella
Tomas Milian
Calderon
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ensign Covey
Derrick N. Ashong
Buakei
Geno Silva
Ruiz
John Ortiz
Montes
Ralph Brown
Lieutenant Gedney
Darren E. Burrows
Lieutenant Meade
Allan Rich
Judge Juttson
Paul Guilfoyle
(II)
Attorney
Peter Firth
Captain Fitzgerald
Xander Berkeley
Hammond
Jeremy Northam
Judge Coglin
Arliss Howard
John C. Calhoun
Willie Amakye
Folowa - Amistad African
Austin Pendleton
Professor Gibbs
Daniel von Bargen
Warden Pendleton
Rusty Schwimmer
Mrs. Pendleton
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
General Espatero
Frank T. Wells
Crier
Michael Massee
Prison Guard
Roy Cooper
Pickney
Jake Weber
Mr. Wright
Victor Rivers
Captain Ferrar
George Gerdes
Marshal
Gerald R. Molen
Magistrate
Kevin J. O’Connor
(I)
Missionary
Robert Walsh
Guardsman
Sean McGuirk
Courier
Michael Riley
British Officer
León Singer
Don Pablo
Castulo Guerra
Spanish Priest
Harry Groener
Tecora Captain
Hawthorne James
Creole Cook
Ingrid Walters
Woman Overboard with Baby
Christopher Annino
Blacksmith (uncredited)
Eric Bruno Borgman
First Jury Juror (uncredited)
Luis Cabrera
Spanish Guard (uncredited)
Craig Calman
Abolitionist (uncredited)
Luis Muñoz
Spanish Slave Guard (uncredited)
Ungenita Prevost
Tecora Slave (uncredited)
Glendon Rich
Slave / Abolishionist (uncredited)
John H. Tobin
Supreme Court Reporter (uncredited)
Harrison Young
Congressman (uncredited)
Directing
Janna Stern
Script Supervisor
Writing
David Franzoni
(II)
Writer
Art
Rick Carter
(I)
Production Design
Rosemary Brandenburg
Set Decoration
Ray Fisher
Leadman
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Art Direction
Tony Fanning
Art Direction
William James Teegarden
Art Direction
Camera
Janusz Kaminski
Director of Photography
Andrew Cooper
Still Photographer
Daryl Tucker
Camera Department Production Assistant
Crew
M. James Arnett
Stunt Coordinator
Chuck Zito
Stunts
Keith Woulard
Stunts
David Williams
Stunts
William Washington
Stunts
Ingrid Walters
Stunts
Mark Stefanich
Stunts
Sharon Schaffer
Stunts
Pat Romano
Stunt Coordinator
Jimmy Ortega
Stunts
Henry Kingi
Stunts
Kevin L. Jackson
Stunts
Frank Ferrara
Stunts
John Escobar
Stunts
Richard L. Duran
Stunts
Seth Arnett
Stunts
Robert Apisa
Stunts
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Jeremy Strong
(I)
Production Intern
Production
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Debbie Allen
Producer
Colin Wilson
Producer
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Tere Lopez
Casting
Tim Shriver
Co-Producer
Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer
Paul Deason
Associate Producer
Bob Cooper
Co-Executive Producer
Bonnie Curtis
Associate Producer
Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer
Scott Watanabe
Accountant
Costume & Make-Up
Ve Neill
Makeup Department Head
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Bill Corso
Makeup Department Head
Editing
Michael Kahn
Editor
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor
Lighting
Roger Meilink
Rigging Gaffer
David Devlin
Gaffer
Visual Effects
Craig Lyn
Modeling
Sound
John Williams
(I)
Original Music Composer
Richard C. Franklin
Sound Editor
Charles L. Campbell
Supervising Sound Editor
Louis L. Edemann
Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Richardson
Sound Editor
Howard Neiman
Sound Editor
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Ronald Eng
Sound Editor
Ed Fassl
Sound Editor
Leonard T. Geschke
Sound Editor
Chuck Neely
Sound Editor
Ron Judkins
Production Sound Mixer
Kenneth Wannberg
Music Editor