American Playhouse: Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Gordon Parks, 1984
Twelve Years a Slave
Solomon Northup, 1853
American Playhouse: Solomon Northup’s Odyssey is a movie directed by Gordon Parks in 1984 and based on the book Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, first published in 1853. The movie features Avery Brooks and Rhetta Greene.
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Storyline
Solomon Northup’s Odyssey is based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man in Saratoga, New York who was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery. Northup was intelligent, skilled in carpentry, and was able to play music. He was enslaved in the state of Louisiana for 12 years before he was released.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
1984
Minutes
115
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
Movie
American Playhouse: Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Director: Gordon Parks
Country: USA
Year: 1984
Length: 1h55m
Stars: Avery Brooks, Rhetta Greene
Year
1853
Pages
363
Book Rate
8.38
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Book
Twelve Years a Slave
Author: Solomon Northup
Country: USA
First published in: 1853
Length: 363 pages
Genre: Biography
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