Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer(s): David Franzoni
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan Skarsgård, Razaaq Adoti, Abu Bakaar Fofanah, Anna Paquin, Tomas Milian, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Derrick N. Ashong, Geno Silva, John Ortiz, Ralph Brown, Darren E. Burrows, Allan Rich, Paul Guilfoyle, Peter Firth, Xander Berkeley, Jeremy Northam, Arliss Howard, Willie Amakye, Luc Assogba, Mariah Campbell, Habib Conteh, Stephen Conteh, Monguehy Fanzy, Jimmy Fotso, Adekunle Ilori, Sheriff Kargbo, Saye Lah, Sylvestre Massaquoi, Samson Odede, Chike Okpala, Willie Onafesso, Samuel Pieh, Lansana Sawi, Abu Sidique, El Hadj Malik Sow, Lamine Thiam, Austin Pendleton, Daniel von Bargen, Rusty Schwimmer, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Frank T. Wells, Michael Massee, Roy Cooper, Jake Weber, Victor Rivers, Joseph Kosseh, Steve Passewe, Sherly Acosta Williams, Matt Sarles, George Gerdes, Gerald R. Molen, Kevin J. O’Connor, Robert Walsh, Sean McGuirk, Tony Owen, William Young, Michael Riley, León Singer, Castulo Guerra, Harry Groener, Hawthorne James, Ingrid Walters, Harry A. Blackmun, Curtis Shields, Carlos Spivey, Charles Udoma, Andrew L. Josiah, Tony Onafesso, Peter Mansaray, Clarence Mobley, Brian Macon, Edward Appiah, Denver Dowridge, Paul Mwakutuya, Rory Burton, Samuel Orekhio, Omo Lara Tosin, Ransford Thomas, Juliette Darko, Isaac Mayanja, Charlean Isata Bangalie, Roosevelt Flenoury, M.S. Kaleiwo, Tesfay Yohannes, George Kamara, Abdul-Fatai Balogun, Yaya Sissoko, Amadou Traore, Marlon Francis, Bundu Kamara, James Moses, Daniel Reid, Seydou Coulibaly, Lawal Tajudeen, Lester Mombelly, Ibrahim Sesay, Jeremy Shelton, Andrew Shoemo, Prince Coke, Ahmed Bangura, Bernard Singleton, Desere Mondon, Baboucar Jobe, Christopher Annino, John D. Bair, Susan Bergeron, Paul Berlier, Eric Bruno Borgman, Luis Cabrera, Craig Calman, KimStacy Carter, Lisa Cavanaugh, Alex Daunis, Nino Del Padre, Johnny Egan, Chris Fagan, Lawrence Gaughan, Morgan Hobart, Nick King, Tommy Lynch, Luis Muñoz, Ungenita Prevost, Glendon Rich, Kevin M. Simon, Daniel Sutton, John H. Tobin, Harrison Young
Synopsis: In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
Release Date: December 25, 1997 (USA) | Length: 155 min | Genre: Drama, History | MPAA Rating: Rated R for some scenes of strong brutal violence and some related nudity.
Note: There are a lot of people with generic characters names that I could not identify, especially if this was their only film.