Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1984 | 117m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Gordon Parks |
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| Writer: | Solomon Northup |
| Staring: |
| This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works as a carpenter and is also a part time musician. One day he is approached by some men who want him to play for them. However, that is not their intention; they have kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. Now he has to endure the hardships that he has been spared because of his status as a free man. And his family who don't know what happened to him is searching for him but where do they go? And Solomon also wishes to let them know where he is so that they could get him but unfortunately no one believes his story or is willing to help him. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 10, 1984 |
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| Director: | Gordon Parks |
| Writer: | Solomon Northup |
| Genres: | Drama, History, TV Movie |
| Keywords | inhumanity, slavery, freedom, based on true story, slave trade, fiddler, sold into slavery, slave labor, escape from slavery, african american history, 1840s, american history, kidnapped, master-slave relationship, antebellum south |
| Production Companies | The Fremantle Corporation, PBS, Past America |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Avery Brooks | Solomon Northup |
| Rhetta Greene | Jenny |
| Mason Adams | Ford |
| Emory Beasley | Alonzo |
| Kent Broadhurst | Bass |
| Lee Bryant | Mrs. Epps |
| Charles Darden | Robert |
| Tony Dreyspool | Senator Soule |
| Anthony Edenfield | Ned |
| Art Evans | Walton |
| J. Don Ferguson | Freeman |
| Ralph Flanders | Captain |
| Tanzia Franks | Elizabeth |
| Harry George | Sheriff |
| Ann Pearl Gray | Kelsey |
| Janet League | Eliza |
| Charles McGhee | Luke |
| Jay McMillan | Harry |
| Danny Nelson | Chapin |
| John D. Northup | Sherrill |
| Ralph Pace | Birch |
| Petronia Paley | Anne Northup |
| Randal Patrick | Sailor |
| J.C. Quinn | Tibeats |
| John Saxon | Epps |
| Gerhard Schwisow | Manning |
| Joe Seneca | Noah |
| Michael Tolan | Henry Northup |
| Willie Woods | Shad |
| David Keith Anderson | Alonzo (uncredited) |
| Don Devendorf | Plantation Owner (uncredited) |
| Robert Oliveri | Boy (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gordon Parks | Director, Original Music Composer |
| Solomon Northup | Book |
| Lou Potter | Teleplay |
| Samm-Art Williams | Teleplay |
| Hiro Narita | Director of Photography |
| John Carter | Editor |
| Reuben Cannon | Casting |
| Karl Eigsti | Art Direction |
| Robert J. Franco | Set Decoration |
| Dorothy Weaver | Costume Design |
| Chris Brice | Makeup Artist |
| Tony Marrero | Hairstylist |
| Preston L. Holmes | Production Manager |
| Rhoda E. Neal | Property Master |
| John Archangeli | Choreographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Preston L. Holmes | Associate Producer |
| Yanna Kroyt Brandt | Producer |
| Shep Morgan | Executive Producer |
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