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Solomon Northup's Odyssey

1991115 min 6.8 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

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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Release / first air1991-09-21
Original languageEN
GenresTV Movie, Drama
DirectorGordon Parks
WriterSolomon Northup
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionThe Fremantle Corporation, Past America

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10 cast members
Avery BrooksAvery BrooksSolomon Northup
Rhetta GreeneRhetta GreeneJenny
Mason AdamsMason AdamsFord
Emory BeasleyEmory BeasleyAlonzo
Kent BroadhurstKent BroadhurstBass
Lee BryantLee BryantMrs. Epps
Charles DardenCharles DardenRobert
Tony DreyspoolTony DreyspoolSenator Soule
Anthony EdenfieldAnthony EdenfieldNed
Art EvansArt EvansWalton

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#freedom#inhumanity#slavery#based on true story#slave trade#fiddler#sold into slavery#slave labor#escape from slavery#african american history#1840s#american history#kidnapped#master-slave relationship#antebellum south

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