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* StarMakingRole: Creator/DjimonHounsou's profile as a character actor grew thanks to this film.
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** Also, Canadian-New Zealander Anna Paquin as Queen Isabella, and Cuban-American Tomas Milian as the Spanish Ambassador.
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** Mexican-born Pedro Armendáriz Jr. plays the Spanish General Baldomero Espartero.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Just like his character Joseph Cinqué, Creator/DjimonHounsou hails from West Africa.
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* FakeNationality: Other than the {{Fake American}}s, it's evident in the actors portraying Ruiz and Montes: one is Mexican-American, the other Puerto Rican, and neither hide their accents. Also, Canadian-New Zealander Anna Paquin as Queen Isabella, and Cuban-American Tomas Milian as the Spanish Ambassador.
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** Other than the {{Fake American}}s, it's evident in the actors portraying Ruiz and Montes:one Geno Silva is Mexican-American, the other John Ortiz is Puerto Rican, and neither hide their accents. accents.
** Also, Canadian-New Zealander Anna Paquin as Queen Isabella, and Cuban-American Tomas Milian as the Spanish Ambassador.
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* BillingDisplacement: Despite most of the film being carried by Creator/MatthewMcConaughey and Creator/DjimonHounsou, both actors are billed below Creator/MorganFreeman and Creator/AnthonyHopkins, whose roles are still important, but comparatively more limited.
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** Brit Creator/NigelHawthorne plays American president Martin Van Buren. This was, however, ''averted'' with Creator/AnthonyHopkins, who despite being born in UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} is a naturalized American citizen. Despite this fact, some American actors became furious at Creator/StevenSpielberg for casting an "Englishman" (as noted, Hopkins is ''Welsh'', not English) in the leading role of an American president. It's muddied further by Van Buren being of Dutch descent, and in fact having the distinction of being the only American president for whom English was not their first language.
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** Brit Creator/NigelHawthorne plays American president Martin Van Buren. This was, however, ''averted'' with Creator/AnthonyHopkins, who despite Van Buren was actually of Dutch descent, and in fact has the distinction of being born in UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} is a naturalized the only American citizen. Despite this fact, some president for whom English was not his first language.
** Some American actors became furious at Creator/StevenSpielberg for casting an "Englishman"(as noted, (Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams, who is ''Welsh'', Welsh, not English) in the leading role of an American president. It's muddied further by Van Buren being of Dutch descent, and in fact having the distinction of being the only American president for whom English was not their first language.president.
** Some American actors became furious at Creator/StevenSpielberg for casting an "Englishman"
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/MatthewMcConaughey as an upper class dandy.
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* OneTakeWonder: Creator/AnthonyHopkins astounded the crew by delivering the entire seven page courtroom speech in a single take. Creeator/StevenSpielberg was so in awe, he couldn't bring himself to call him Tony, and insisted on addressing him as Sir Anthony throughout the shoot.
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* OneTakeWonder: Creator/AnthonyHopkins astounded the crew by delivering the entire seven page courtroom speech in a single take. Creeator/StevenSpielberg Creator/StevenSpielberg was so in awe, he couldn't bring himself to call him Tony, and insisted on addressing him as Sir Anthony throughout the shoot.
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* OneTakeWonder: Creator/AnthonyHopkins astounded the crew by delivering the entire seven page courtroom speech in a single take. Creeator/StevenSpielberg was so in awe, he couldn't bring himself to call him Tony, and insisted on addressing him as Sir Anthony throughout the shoot.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/SeanConnery was approached for the role of John Quincy Adams, but turned it down.
** Creator/GabrielByrne and Creator/JohnCusack were considered for the role of Roger Sherman Baldwin.
** Creator/DenzelWashington turned down the role of Cinque, because he didn't want to play a slave. Creator/CubaGoodingJr also declined, much to his regret.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/SeanConnery was approached for the role of John Quincy Adams, but turned it down.
** Creator/GabrielByrne and Creator/JohnCusack were considered for the role of Roger Sherman Baldwin.
** Creator/DenzelWashington turned down the role of Cinque, because he didn't want to play a slave. Creator/CubaGoodingJr also declined, much to his regret.
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** Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard Creator/StellanSkarsgard plays Lewis Tappan.
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** Brit Nigel Hawthorne Creator/NigelHawthorne plays American president Martin Van Buren. This was, however, ''averted'' with Creator/AnthonyHopkins, who despite being born in UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} is a naturalized American citizen. Despite this fact, some American actors became furious at Steven Spielberg Creator/StevenSpielberg for casting an "Englishman" (as noted, Hopkins is ''Welsh'', not English) in the leading role of an American president.
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* FakeNationality: Other than the {{Fake American}}s, it's evident in the actors portraying Ruiz and Montes: one is Mexican-American, the other Puerto Rican, and neither hide their accents. Also, Canadian-New Zealander Anna Paquin as Queen Isabella, and Cuban-American Tomas Milian as the Spanish Ambassador.
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* FakeNationality: Other than the {{Fake American}}s, it's evident in the actors portraying Ruiz and Montes: one is Mexican-American, the other Puerto Rican, and neither hide their accents. Also, Canadian-New Zealander Anna Paquin as Queen Isabella, and Cuban-American Tomas Milian as the Spanish Ambassador.Ambassador.
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** Brit Nigel Hawthorne plays American president Martin Van Buren. This was, however, ''averted'' with AnthonyHopkins, Creator/AnthonyHopkins, who despite being born in UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} is a naturalized American citizen. Despite this fact, some American actors became furious at Steven Spielberg for casting an "Englishman" (as noted, Hopkins is ''Welsh'', not English) in the leading role of an American president.
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* FakeNationality: Other than the {{Fake American}}s, it's evident in the actors portraying Ruiz and Montes: One one is Mexican-American, the other Puerto Rican, and neither hide their accents. Also, Canadian-New Zealander Anna Paquin as Queen Isabella, and Cuban-American Tomas Milian as the Spanish Ambassador.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story was played by Harry Blackmun, who was himself a USSC Justice from 1970 to 1994.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story was played by Harry Blackmun, who was himself a USSC Justice from 1970 to 1994.Ambassador.
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* FakeNationality: Other than the {{Fake American}}s, it's evident in the actors portraying Ruiz and Montes: One is Mexican-American, the other Puerto Rican, and neither hide their accents. Also, Canadian-New Zealander Anna Paquin as Queen Isabella, and Cuban-American Tomas Milian as the Spanish Ambassador.Ambassador.
* HeyItsThatGuy: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story was played by Harry Blackmun, who was himself a USSC Justice from 1970 to 1994.
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** Brit Nigel Hawthorne plays American president Martin Van Buren. This was, however, ''averted'' with AnthonyHopkins, who despite being born in UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} is a naturalized American citizen. Despite this fact, some American actors became furious at Steven Spielberg for casting an "Englishman" (as noted, Hopkins is ''Welsh'', not English) in the leading role of an American president.
** Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard plays Lewis Tappan.
* FakeNationality: Other than the {{Fake American}}s, it's evident in the actors portraying Ruiz and Montes: One is Mexican-American, the other Puerto Rican, and neither hide their accents.
** Brit Nigel Hawthorne plays American president Martin Van Buren. This was, however, ''averted'' with AnthonyHopkins, who despite being born in UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} is a naturalized American citizen. Despite this fact, some American actors became furious at Steven Spielberg for casting an "Englishman" (as noted, Hopkins is ''Welsh'', not English) in the leading role of an American president.
** Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard plays Lewis Tappan.
* FakeNationality: Other than the {{Fake American}}s, it's evident in the actors portraying Ruiz and Montes: One is Mexican-American, the other Puerto Rican, and neither hide their accents.
