Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991 · Movie · NR · 114 min · ★ 6.8
Approached to play for a group of men in 1841 New York, Solomon Northup, a free Black musician, is abducted and sold into slavery in New Orleans.
Also known as Half Slave, Half Free
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-09-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 114 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (6 votes)
Themes
- freedom
- inhumanity
- slavery
- based on true story
- slave trade
- fiddler
- sold into slavery
- slave labor
- escape from slavery
- african american history
- 1840s
- american history
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Avery Brooks
as Solomon Northup
- RG
Rhetta Greene
as Jenny
Mason Adams
as Ford
- EB
Emory Beasley
as Alonzo
Kent Broadhurst
as Bass
Lee Bryant
as Mrs. Epps
- CD
Charles Darden
as Robert
- TD
Tony Dreyspool
as Senator Soule
- AE
Anthony Edenfield
as Ned
Art Evans
as Walton
Directed by Gordon Parks