Cast and crew
Amistad (1997)
60 cast and 78 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast60
Morgan FreemanTheodore Joadson
Nigel HawthorneMartin Van Buren
Anthony HopkinsJohn Quincy Adams
Djimon HounsouCinque
Matthew McConaugheyRoger Sherman Baldwin
David PaymerSecretary John Forsyth
Pete PostlethwaiteHolabird
Stellan SkarsgårdTappan
Razaaq AdotiYamba- Abu Bakaar FofanahFala
Anna PaquinQueen Isabella
Tomas MilianCalderon
Chiwetel EjioforEnsign Covey- Derrick N. AshongBuakei
- Geno SilvaRuiz
John OrtizMontes
Ralph BrownLieutenant Gedney
Darren E. BurrowsLieutenant Meade
Allan RichJudge Juttson
Paul GuilfoyleAttorney
Peter FirthCaptain Fitzgerald
Xander BerkeleyHammond
Jeremy NorthamJudge Coglin
Arliss HowardJohn C. Calhoun- Willie AmakyeFolowa - Amistad African
- Luc AssogbaGbatui - Amistad African
- Mariah CampbellMasery - Amistad African
- Habib ContehBai - Amistad African
- Stephen ContehMorlai - Amistad African
- Monguehy FanzyFabanna - Amistad African
- Jimmy FotsoKwong - Amistad African
- Adekunle IloriKahei - Amistad African
- Sheriff KargboAlmamy - Amistad African
- Saye LahKessebe - Amistad African
- Sylvestre MassaquoiSantigiie - Amistad African
- Samson OdedeKpona - Amistad African
- Chike OkpalaSorie - Amistad African
- Willie OnafessoJina - Amistad African
- Samuel PiehSuuleh - Amistad African
- Lansana SawiMorlu - Amistad African
- Abu SidiqueTsukama - Amistad African
- El Hadj Malik SowGolabu - Amistad African
- Lamine ThiamMahmud - Amistad African
Austin PendletonProfessor Gibbs
Daniel von BargenWarden Pendleton
Rusty SchwimmerMrs. Pendleton
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.General Espatero
Frank T. WellsCrier
Michael MasseePrison Guard
Roy CooperPickney
Jake WeberMr. Wright- Victor RiversCaptain Ferrar
- Joseph KossehBirmaja
- Steve PasseweCinque's In-Law
- Sherly Acosta WilliamsCinque's Wife
- Matt SarlesYoung Aide
- George GerdesMarshal
Gerald R. MolenMagistrate
Kevin J. O'ConnorMissionary- Robert E. WalshGuardsman
Crew78
Directing
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- Janna SternScript Supervisor
Writing
- David FranzoniWriter
Production
- Debbie AllenProducer
- Steven SpielbergProducer
- Colin WilsonProducer
- Scott WatanabeAccountant
- Victoria ThomasCasting
- Tere LópezCasting
- Tim ShriverCo-Producer
- Walter F. ParkesExecutive Producer
- Paul DeasonAssociate Producer
- Bob CooperCo-Executive Producer
- Bonnie CurtisAssociate Producer
- Laurie MacDonaldExecutive Producer
Camera
- Janusz KamińskiDirector of Photography
- Daryl TuckerCamera Department Production Assistant
- Andrew CooperStill Photographer
Editing
- Michael KahnEditor
- Michael TrentAssistant Editor
Sound and music
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Richard C. FranklinSound Editor
- Charles L. CampbellSupervising Sound Editor
- Louis L. EdemannSupervising Sound Editor
- Bruce RichardsonSound Editor
- Howard NeimanSound Editor
- Jeff ClarkSound Editor
- Ronald EngSound Editor
- Ed FasslSound Editor
- Leonard T. GeschkeSound Editor
- Gary KrivacekSound Editor
- Chuck NeelySound Editor
- Ron JudkinsProduction Sound Mixer
- Kenneth WannbergMusic Editor
- Brandon PollardVocals
- Brandon LucasVocals
- Laurie A. SchillingerVocals
Art
- Christopher Burian-MohrArt Direction
- Tony FanningArt Direction
- William James TeegardenArt Direction
- Trish LubertiSet Decoration
- Rick CarterProduction Design
- Rosemary BrandenburgSet Decoration
- Ray FisherLeadman
Costume and make-up
- Ve NeillMakeup Department Head
- Ruth E. CarterCostume Design
- Bill CorsoMakeup Department Head
Visual effects
- Craig LynModeling
Lighting
- Roger MeilinkRigging Gaffer
- David DevlinGaffer
Crew
- Eric ChambersStunts
- M. James ArnettStunt Coordinator
- Jeremy StrongProduction Intern
- Chuck ZitoStunts
- Keith WoulardStunts
- Donna WilsonStunts
- Gene WilliamsStunts
- David WilliamsStunts
- William WashingtonStunts
- Terrence WaltersStunts
- Ingrid WaltersStunts
- Alphonse WalterStunts
- Mark StefanichStunts
- Sharon SchafferStunts
- Pat RomanoStunt Coordinator
- Jimmy OrtegaStunts
- David NobleStunts
- Irving E. LewisStunts
- Henry KingiStunts
- Kevin L. JacksonStunts
- Frank Ferrara Sr.Stunts
- Mary FallickStunts
- John EscobarStunts
- Richard L. DuranStunts
- Lisa DavisStunts
- Denise BarkerStunts
- Seth ArnettStunts
- Robert ApisaStunts