American Playhouse Season 4 Episode 3 Solomon Northup's Odyssey 1984
Solomon Northup's Odyssey, reissued as Half Slave, Half Free, is a 1984 American television film based on the autobiography Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The film, which aired on PBS, was directed by Gordon Parks with Avery Brooks starring as the titular character. It was the second film to be funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, following Denmark Vesey's Rebellion in 1982. Parks returned to direct the film after years of absence. He chose to work in the Deep South and to collaborate with a crew of mixed races. The film first aired on PBS on December 10, 1984 and as part of PBS's American Playhouse anthology television series in the following year. It was released on video under the title Half Slave, Half Free.
- Released: 1984-12-10
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
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- Director:
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1. Testament 1984-11-26
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2. A Matter of Principle 1984-12-03
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3. Solomon Northup's Odyssey 1984-12-10
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4. Tomorrow 1984-12-17
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5. Go Tell It On the Mountain 1985-01-14
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6. Noon Wine 1985-01-21
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7. The Joy That Kills 1985-01-28
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8. Overdrawn at the Memory Bank 1985-02-04
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10. Some Men Need Help 1985-02-18
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12. Breakfast with Les and Bess 1985-03-11
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13. Nightsongs 1985-04-15
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14. Under the Biltmore Clock 1985-04-25
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15. Displaced Person 1985-05-06
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16. The Europeans 1985-05-15
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17. El Norte 1985-05-20
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18. Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part I 1985-05-27
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19. Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part II 1985-06-03
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20. Three Sovereigns for Sarah: Part III 1985-06-10
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21. Paper Angels 1985-06-15
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22. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1985-06-24
