Amistad
1997
DreamWorks SKG
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Starring Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Anthony Hopkins
Merv sang in the chorus on underscore, which was written by the one and only John Williams, one of Merv’s all-time favorite composers.
Merv's Role
About the Film
AMISTAD is about a 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship that is traveling towards the Northeast Coast of America. Much of the story involves a court-room drama about the free-man who led the revolt.