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Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984) (TV)
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Solomon Northup (book)
Lou Potter (teleplay)
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This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished... more | add synopsis
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(Credited cast) | Avery Brooks | ... | Solomon Northup |
 | Rhetta Greene | ... | Jenny |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Mason Adams | ... | Ford |
 | Lee Bryant | ... | Mrs. Epps |
| Art Evans | ||
| Petronia Paley | ... | Anne Northup |
| John Saxon | ... | Epps |
| Joe Seneca | ... | Noah |
| Michael Tolan | ... | Henry Northup |
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Half-Slave, Half-Free
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115 min
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I had never heard of "Solomon Northup's Odyssey" so I didn't expect much, but I was pleasantly surprised at how good this film was. The story is about the title character, a free black man struggling to make a living in the state of New York during the late 1840's. He's kidnapped by two white men who sell him into slavery. Almost all of the movie focuses on his life as a slave and his strong determination never to accept that he's owned by another.
The performances are generally good all around. Avery Brooks, admittedly not one of my favorite actors due to his tendency to overact, occasionally does so, but not enough to spoil the film (but enough to just slightly lower how many stars I gave it overall). Another wise approach to the film is that the white characters are not all portrayed as stereotypical foaming at the mouth racists; some are good, some are bad, some are both.
You'll find yourself totally engrossed in the life of Solomon Northup, feeling his pain as he tries to maintain his dignity as a free man forced into slavery.