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Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991NR1h 55m6.8 / 10
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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Solomon Northup's Odyssey was released December 10, 1984. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
Cast, crew and production details
About Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Cast
Avery BrooksSolomon NorthupRhetta GreeneJenny
Mason AdamsFordEmory BeasleyAlonzo
Kent BroadhurstBass
Lee BryantMrs. EppsCharles DardenRobert
Tony DreyspoolSenator Soule
Credits
- Directed by
- Gordon Parks
- Written by
- Samm-Art Williams, Lou Potter
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
- The Fremantle CorporationUnited Kingdom
- Past AmericaUnited States
Themes
1840safrican american historyamerican historyantebellum southbased on true storyescape from slaveryfiddlerfreedominhumanitykidnappedmaster-slave relationshipslave laborslave tradeslavery
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