Movie Description
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
(1991)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Gordon Parks
- Producer : Yanna Kroyt Brandt
- Editor : John Carter
- Cast : Avery Brooks,Rhetta Greene,Mason Adams,Emory Beasley,Kent Broadhurst,Lee Bryant,Charles Darden,Tony Dreyspool,Anthony Edenfield,Art Evans,J. Don Ferguson,Ralph Flanders,Tanzia Franks,Harry George,Ann Pearl Gray,Janet League,Charles McGhee,Jay McMillan,Danny Nelson,John D. Northup,Ralph Pace,Petronia Paley,Randal Patrick,J.C. Quinn,John Saxon,Gerhard Schwisow,Joe Seneca,Michael Tolan,Willie Woods,David Keith Anderson,Don Devendorf,Robert Oliveri
Cast
Solomon Northup
Jenny
Ford
Alonzo
Bass
Mrs. Epps
Robert
Senator Soule
Walton
Freeman
Captain
Elizabeth
Sheriff
Kelsey
Eliza
Luke
Harry
Chapin
Sherrill
Birch
Anne Northup
Sailor
Tibeats
Epps
Manning
Noah
Henry Northup
Shad
Alonzo (uncredited)
Plantation Owner (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleSolomon Northup's Odyssey
Status Released
Release Information
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1991-09-21
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 55m
Production CompaniesThe Fremantle Corporation,Past America
Genres
- TV Movie
- Drama
