| Description |
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast as part of the PBS television program American Playhouse in 1984. |
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DVD features: actor profiles, Gordon Parks' bio, story background, original press, discussion topics. |
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From the autobiography My twelve years as a slave by Solomon Northup. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Hiro Narita ; music composer, Gordon Parks. |
| Cast |
Avery Brooks, Mason Adams, Kent Broadhurst, Lee Bryant, Rhetta Greene, Janet League, Petronia Paley. |
| Summary |
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. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Subject |
Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? -- Drama.
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Slavery -- United States.
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African Americans -- Biography -- Drama.
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Slaves -- Louisiana -- Biography -- Drama.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?.
Twelve years a slave.
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| Added Title |
American playhouse (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1569942668 |
| Standard No. |
012233397628 |
| Music No. |
339762 Monterey Video |
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