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12 years a slave

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS, WSQ)

Languages

English, Spanish or French dialogue; optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English descriptive audio.

Performers

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Alfre Woodard, Quvenzhané Wallis, Scoot McNairy, Taran Killam, Michael K. Williams, JD Evermore, Garret Dillahunt.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality.

Summary

It is 1841, and Solomon Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Based on the true story.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on "Twelve years a slave" by Solomon Northup.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.

Special features: The team ; The score.

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