Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1984
Romance, Comedy
TV Episode
1h 55m
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 freeman 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 freeman.
Directed by:
Gordon Parks
15 total credits
The pre-eminent American photojournalist of sub-Saharan descent. An acclaimed photographer for Life magazine from the late 40s through late 60s, he turned to directing films, his second of which, the blaxploitation movie Shaft (1971), achieved success at the box office. In 1989 his first film effort, The Learning Tree (1969), was selected among the first 25 films so honored, by the U.S. Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry for all time.
Writers:
Samm-Art Williams
7 total credits
Credits include: Blood Simple, Solomon Northup's Odyssey, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Hot Resort and The Baron
2 total credits
Credits include: 12 Years a Slave and Solomon Northup's Odyssey
4 total credits
Credits include: Solomon Northup's Odyssey, Grambling's White Tiger, Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks and John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
Starring:
Avery Brooks
20 total credits
Brooks is perhaps best known for his television roles as Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Robert Sweeney in the Academy Award-nominated film American History X.
121 total credits
John Saxon (born August 5, 1936) is an American actor who has worked on over 200 projects during the span of sixty years. Saxon is most known for his work in horror films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street and Black Christmas, both of which feature Saxon as a policeman in search of the killer. He is also known for his role as Roper in the 1973 film Enter the Dragon, in which he starred with Bruce Lee and Jim Kelly... - www.wikipedia.org
17 total credits
Prior to his illustrious Hollywood and television careers, Joe Seneca (nee Joel McGhee) belonged to a top flight singing group - The Three Riffs - that worked the better supper clubs in New York City. He was also a fine songwriter and had a big hit with "Talk to Me" sung by Little Willie John.
18 total credits
Credits include: Presumed Innocent, The Enforcer, John and Mary, Hour of the Gun and Second Chance
17 total credits
Credits include: Son in Law, F/X, Toy Soldiers, Omen III: The Final Conflict and Houseguest
6 total credits
Credits include: Solomon Northup's Odyssey, Deathmask, Us Now, Road Hog and Blind Rage
4 total credits
Credits include: Leadbelly, Black Girl, Solomon Northup's Odyssey and The Killing of Randy Webster
3 total credits
Credits include: Solomon Northup's Odyssey, The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap and Transporter
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Directed by:
Gordon Parks 15 total credits
The pre-eminent American photojournalist of sub-Saharan descent. An acclaimed photographer for Life magazine from the late 40s through late 60s, he turned to directing films, his second of which, the blaxploitation movie Shaft (1971), achieved success at the box office. In 1989 his first film effort, The Learning Tree (1969), was selected among the first 25 films so honored, by the U.S. Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry for all time.
Writers:
Samm-Art Williams 7 total credits
Credits include: Blood Simple, Solomon Northup's Odyssey, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Hot Resort and The Baron
2 total credits
Credits include: 12 Years a Slave and Solomon Northup's Odyssey
4 total credits
Credits include: Solomon Northup's Odyssey, Grambling's White Tiger, Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks and John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
Starring:
Avery Brooks 20 total credits
Brooks is perhaps best known for his television roles as Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Robert Sweeney in the Academy Award-nominated film American History X.
121 total credits
John Saxon (born August 5, 1936) is an American actor who has worked on over 200 projects during the span of sixty years. Saxon is most known for his work in horror films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street and Black Christmas, both of which feature Saxon as a policeman in search of the killer. He is also known for his role as Roper in the 1973 film Enter the Dragon, in which he starred with Bruce Lee and Jim Kelly... - www.wikipedia.org
17 total credits
Prior to his illustrious Hollywood and television careers, Joe Seneca (nee Joel McGhee) belonged to a top flight singing group - The Three Riffs - that worked the better supper clubs in New York City. He was also a fine songwriter and had a big hit with "Talk to Me" sung by Little Willie John.
18 total credits
Credits include: Presumed Innocent, The Enforcer, John and Mary, Hour of the Gun and Second Chance
17 total credits
Credits include: Son in Law, F/X, Toy Soldiers, Omen III: The Final Conflict and Houseguest
6 total credits
Credits include: Solomon Northup's Odyssey, Deathmask, Us Now, Road Hog and Blind Rage
4 total credits
Credits include: Leadbelly, Black Girl, Solomon Northup's Odyssey and The Killing of Randy Webster
3 total credits
Credits include: Solomon Northup's Odyssey, The Race Grows Sweeter Near Its Final Lap and Transporter
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