
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991-09-21 · 115 min · ★ 6.8
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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- Directors
- Gordon Parks
- Production companies
- The Fremantle Corporation, Past America
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Avery BrooksSolomon Northup
Mason AdamsFord
Kent BroadhurstBass
Lee BryantMrs. Epps
Art EvansWalton
J. Don FergusonFreeman
Janet LeagueEliza
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