Alfre Woodard, Charles Durning, Brock Peters. A historic tale of 53 Africans who had been illegally sold into slavery in Havana. After setting sail from Havana, they revolted against their captors and took control of the schooner La Amistad and forced two crew members to sail eastward only to be captured at Long Island, New York. It was then that their gut-wrenching battle really began for freedom. 1998/color-b&w/70 min/NR.