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Solomon Northup's odyssey : twelve years as a slave
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- Summary
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Based on the true story of Solomon Northrup, a free black man from New York who was kidnapped in 1841 and forced into slavery in Louisiana.
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- Creator
- Past America, Inc. ; producer, Yanna Kroyt Brandt ; writers, Lou Potter, Samm-Art Williams ; director, Gordon Parks
- Included Title
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- American playhouse (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Monterey Video, [2004, c1984]
- ©2004, c1984
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 1569942668, 9781569942666
- OCLC
- ocm57591904
- Credits
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- Avery Brooks, Mason Adams, Kent Broadhurst, Lee Bryant, Rhetta Greene, Janet League, Petronia Paley
- Director of photography, Hiro Narita ; music composer, Gordon Parks
- Originally broadcast as part of the PBS television program American Playhouse in 1984.
- From the autobiography My twelve years as a slave by Solomon Northup.
- DVD features: actor profiles, Gordon Parks' bio, story background, original press, discussion topics.
- DVD.