Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1991)

6.8/10 • 115 min • TV Movie Drama

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.

Cast

Avery Brooks

Solomon Northup

Mason Adams

Kent Broadhurst

Lee Bryant

Mrs. Epps

Art Evans

J. Don Ferguson

Freeman

Janet League

Eliza

Danny Nelson

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