--- title: "Amistad: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/amistad/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/amistad" cast: 60 crew: 78 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Amistad (1997): cast and crew 60 cast and 78 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Morgan Freeman](https://film.one/person/morgan-freeman.md) as Theodore Joadson - [Nigel Hawthorne](https://film.one/person/nigel-hawthorne.md) as Martin Van Buren - [Anthony Hopkins](https://film.one/person/anthony-hopkins.md) as John Quincy Adams - [Djimon Hounsou](https://film.one/person/djimon-hounsou.md) as Cinque - [Matthew McConaughey](https://film.one/person/matthew-mcconaughey.md) as Roger Sherman Baldwin - [David Paymer](https://film.one/person/david-paymer.md) as Secretary John Forsyth - [Pete Postlethwaite](https://film.one/person/pete-postlethwaite.md) as Holabird - [Stellan Skarsgård](https://film.one/person/stellan-skarsgard.md) as Tappan - [Razaaq Adoti](https://film.one/person/razaaq-adoti.md) as Yamba - [Abu Bakaar Fofanah](https://film.one/person/abu-bakaar-fofanah.md) as Fala - [Anna Paquin](https://film.one/person/anna-paquin.md) as Queen Isabella - [Tomas Milian](https://film.one/person/tomas-milian.md) as Calderon - [Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://film.one/person/chiwetel-ejiofor.md) as Ensign Covey - Derrick N. Ashong as Buakei - Geno Silva as Ruiz - [John Ortiz](https://film.one/person/john-ortiz.md) as Montes - [Ralph Brown](https://film.one/person/ralph-brown.md) as Lieutenant Gedney - [Darren E. Burrows](https://film.one/person/darren-e-burrows.md) as Lieutenant Meade - [Allan Rich](https://film.one/person/allan-rich.md) as Judge Juttson - [Paul Guilfoyle](https://film.one/person/paul-guilfoyle.md) as Attorney - [Peter Firth](https://film.one/person/peter-firth.md) as Captain Fitzgerald - [Xander Berkeley](https://film.one/person/xander-berkeley.md) as Hammond - [Jeremy Northam](https://film.one/person/jeremy-northam.md) as Judge Coglin - [Arliss Howard](https://film.one/person/arliss-howard.md) as John C. Calhoun - Willie Amakye as Folowa - Amistad African - Luc Assogba as Gbatui - Amistad African - Mariah Campbell as Masery - Amistad African - Habib Conteh as Bai - Amistad African - Stephen Conteh as Morlai - Amistad African - Monguehy Fanzy as Fabanna - Amistad African - Jimmy Fotso as Kwong - Amistad African - Adekunle Ilori as Kahei - Amistad African - Sheriff Kargbo as Almamy - Amistad African - Saye Lah as Kessebe - Amistad African - Sylvestre Massaquoi as Santigiie - Amistad African - Samson Odede as Kpona - Amistad African - Chike Okpala as Sorie - Amistad African - Willie Onafesso as Jina - Amistad African - Samuel Pieh as Suuleh - Amistad African - Lansana Sawi as Morlu - Amistad African - Abu Sidique as Tsukama - Amistad African - El Hadj Malik Sow as Golabu - Amistad African - Lamine Thiam as Mahmud - Amistad African - [Austin Pendleton](https://film.one/person/austin-pendleton.md) as Professor Gibbs - [Daniel von Bargen](https://film.one/person/daniel-von-bargen.md) as Warden Pendleton - [Rusty Schwimmer](https://film.one/person/rusty-schwimmer.md) as Mrs. Pendleton - [Pedro Armendáriz Jr.](https://film.one/person/pedro-armendariz-jr.md) as General Espatero - [Frank T. Wells](https://film.one/person/frank-t-wells.md) as Crier - [Michael Massee](https://film.one/person/michael-massee.md) as Prison Guard - Roy Cooper as Pickney - Jake Weber as Mr. Wright - Victor Rivers as Captain Ferrar - Joseph Kosseh as Birmaja - Steve Passewe as Cinque's In-Law - Sherly Acosta Williams as Cinque's Wife - Matt Sarles as Young Aide - George Gerdes as Marshal - [Gerald R. Molen](https://film.one/person/gerald-r-molen.md) as Magistrate - [Kevin J. O'Connor](https://film.one/person/kevin-j-oconnor.md) as Missionary - Robert E. Walsh as Guardsman ## Directing - [Steven Spielberg](https://film.one/person/steven-spielberg.md): Director - Janna Stern: Script Supervisor ## Writing - [David Franzoni](https://film.one/person/david-franzoni.md): Writer ## Production - [Debbie Allen](https://film.one/person/debbie-allen.md): Producer - [Steven Spielberg](https://film.one/person/steven-spielberg.md): Producer - [Colin Wilson](https://film.one/person/colin-wilson.md): Producer - Scott Watanabe: Accountant - Victoria Thomas: Casting - Tere López: Casting - Tim Shriver: Co-Producer - [Walter F. Parkes](https://film.one/person/walter-f-parkes.md): Executive Producer - Paul Deason: Associate Producer - Bob Cooper: Co-Executive Producer - [Bonnie Curtis](https://film.one/person/bonnie-curtis.md): Associate Producer - [Laurie MacDonald](https://film.one/person/laurie-macdonald.md): Executive Producer ## Camera - [Janusz Kamiński](https://film.one/person/janusz-kaminski.md): Director of Photography - Daryl Tucker: Camera Department Production Assistant - Andrew Cooper: Still Photographer ## Editing - [Michael Kahn](https://film.one/person/michael-kahn.md): Editor - Michael Trent: Assistant Editor ## Sound and music - [John Williams](https://film.one/person/john-williams.md): 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 - Gary Krivacek: Sound Editor - Chuck Neely: Sound Editor - Ron Judkins: Production Sound Mixer - Kenneth Wannberg: Music Editor - Brandon Pollard: Vocals - Brandon Lucas: Vocals - Laurie A. Schillinger: Vocals ## Art - Christopher Burian-Mohr: Art Direction - [Tony Fanning](https://film.one/person/tony-fanning.md): Art Direction - William James Teegarden: Art Direction - Trish Luberti: Set Decoration - [Rick Carter](https://film.one/person/rick-carter.md): Production Design - Rosemary Brandenburg: Set Decoration - Ray Fisher: Leadman ## Costume and make-up - Ve Neill: Makeup Department Head - [Ruth E. Carter](https://film.one/person/ruth-e-carter.md): Costume Design - Bill Corso: Makeup Department Head ## Visual effects - Craig Lyn: Modeling ## Lighting - Roger Meilink: Rigging Gaffer - David Devlin: Gaffer ## Crew - Eric Chambers: Stunts - M. James Arnett: Stunt Coordinator - [Jeremy Strong](https://film.one/person/jeremy-strong.md): Production Intern - Chuck Zito: Stunts - Keith Woulard: Stunts - Donna Wilson: Stunts - Gene Williams: Stunts - David Williams: Stunts - William Washington: Stunts - Terrence Walters: Stunts - Ingrid Walters: Stunts - Alphonse Walter: Stunts - Mark Stefanich: Stunts - Sharon Schaffer: Stunts - Pat Romano: Stunt Coordinator - Jimmy Ortega: Stunts - David Noble: Stunts - Irving E. Lewis: Stunts - Henry Kingi: Stunts - Kevin L. Jackson: Stunts - [Frank Ferrara Sr.](https://film.one/person/frank-ferrara-sr.md): Stunts - Mary Fallick: Stunts - John Escobar: Stunts - Richard L. Duran: Stunts - Lisa Davis: Stunts - Denise Barker: Stunts - Seth Arnett: Stunts - Robert Apisa: Stunts --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/amistad.md