4 Films & TV Shows Set In New England During The 1830s
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Amistad
Connecticut New York Massachusetts District of Columbia π¨πΊ Cuba πͺπΈ Spain πΈπ± Sierra Leone The 1830s The 1840sFreedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken. β In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
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The Strange Woman
Maine The 1820s The 1830sIsaiah, a 19th-century businessman, has his eye on the beautiful and very young Jenny. Finally of age, she accepts his marriage proposal, but their love affair quickly turns sour. Ephraim, Isaiah's college-age son, comes for a visit, immediately striking up a chemistry with Jenny. She promises marriage -- if he murders his father first. But Jenny also swoons for John, the fiancΓ© of her best friend, Meg.
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Two Years Before the Mast
Massachusetts The 1830sThe world famous novel on the screen at last! β In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy).
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Moby Dick
Massachusetts The 1840s The 1830sThar she blows! β Herman Melville's mad Capt. Ahab (John Barrymore) spends years hunting the white whale that got his leg.