David Franzoni's screenplay was based on the book Mutiny on the Amistad: The Saga of a Slave Revolt and Its Impact on American Abolition, Law, and Diplomacy (1987), by the historian Howard Jones.
Scenarij kojeg je napisao David Franzoni temeljen je na knjizi Mutiny on the Amistad: The Saga of a Slave Revolt and Its Impact on American Abolition, Law and Diplomacy objavljenoj 1987. godine autora povijesničara Howarda Jonesa.