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Director Steven Spielberg turns the camera on a long-neglected but pivotal event in the fight for equality and freedom in America: the 1839 revolt by a group of African captives on board a Spanish slave ship off the coast of Long Island. The legal fight to secure the Africans' freedom becomes a bitter struggle that leads to the Supreme Court. Djimon Hounsou, Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, and Anthony Hopkins star. 155 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; featurette; biographies; theatrical trailer. Show more