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Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

1991·Movie·1h 55m

TV Movie, Drama

6.8 / 10 (6 votes)

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.

Directed by
Gordon Parks
Original language
English
Released
21 September 1991

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Avery Brooks

    Avery Brooks

    Solomon Northup

  • RG

    Rhetta Greene

    Jenny

  • Mason Adams

    Mason Adams

    Ford

  • EB

    Emory Beasley

    Alonzo

  • Kent Broadhurst

    Kent Broadhurst

    Bass

  • Lee Bryant

    Lee Bryant

    Mrs. Epps

  • CD

    Charles Darden

    Robert

  • TD

    Tony Dreyspool

    Senator Soule

  • AE

    Anthony Edenfield

    Ned

  • Art Evans

    Art Evans

    Walton

  • J. Don Ferguson

    J. Don Ferguson

    Freeman

  • RF

    Ralph Flanders

    Captain