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Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Sep 21, 1991 · 1h 55m
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Drama

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A free Black man from New York is tricked, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in the South, where he endures twelve years of brutal servitude before finding a way to contact his family and secure his freedom.

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CAST

Avery Brooks
Solomon Northup
Rhetta Greene
Jenny
Mason Adams
Ford
Emory Beasley
Alonzo
Kent Broadhurst
Bass
Lee Bryant
Mrs. Epps
Charles Darden
Robert
Tony Dreyspool
Senator Soule
Directed by Gordon Parks

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
The Fremantle Corporation, Past America
Country
US

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