12 Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen ; screenplay by John Ridley ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner ; produced by Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas ; executive producers, Tessa Ross, John Ridley ; Regency Enterprises and River Road Entertainment present ; a River Road, Plan B, and New Regency production ; in association with Film4 ; a film by Steve McQueen
Type
Label
12 Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen ; screenplay by John Ridley ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner ; produced by Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas ; executive producers, Tessa Ross, John Ridley ; Regency Enterprises and River Road Entertainment present ; a River Road, Plan B, and New Regency production ; in association with Film4 ; a film by Steve McQueen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R, for violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality ; Canadian home video rating: 14A
Main title
12 Years a Slave
Oclc number
869567122
Responsibility statement
directed by Steve McQueen ; screenplay by John Ridley ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner ; produced by Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas ; executive producers, Tessa Ross, John Ridley ; Regency Enterprises and River Road Entertainment present ; a River Road, Plan B, and New Regency production ; in association with Film4 ; a film by Steve McQueen
Runtime
134
Summary
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and 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. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, and newcomer Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave is both an unflinching account of slavery in American history and a celebration of the indomitable power of hope
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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Twelve years a slave
Contributor
- Fassbender, Michael, 1977-
- Kleiner, Jeremy
- Nyong'o, Lupita
- Plan B (Firm)
- Gardner, Dede
- Giamatti, Paul
- Chalk, Chris, Christopher Eugene
- Walker, Joe, 1963 October 2-
- Ridley, John, 1965-
- Ejiofor, Chiwetel
- FilmFour (Firm)
- Ross, Tessa
- McQueen, Steve, 1969-
- Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976-
- Woodard, Alfre, 1953-
- Dillahunt, Garret, 1964-
- Bobbitt, Sean
- Regency Enterprises
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
- Milchan, Arnon, 1944-
- Pitt, Brad, 1963-
- New Regency (Firm)
- Stockhausen, Adam
- Dano, Paul, 1984-
- Zimmer, Hans
- Oduye, Adepero
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- McNairy, Scoot
- Katagas, Anthony
- Pohlad, William
- Paulson, Sarah, 1974-
- River Road Entertainment (Firm)
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?
- Norris, Patricia
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- Feature films
- Films de fiction
- Golden Globe winner
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées visuelles
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Motion pictures
- Academy Award winner
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Films biographiques
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- DVD-Video discs
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Toronto International Film Festival winner
- Biographical films
- Film adaptations
- Films historiques
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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- DVD-Video discs
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées visuelles
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? -- Drama
- Esclavos -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Films historiques
- Materiales bilingües -- Teatro
- Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Films biographiques
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Secuestro -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- African Americans -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Kidnapping -- United States -- Drama
- Toronto International Film Festival winner
- Películas cinematográficas populares
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Golden Globe winner
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Motion pictures -- Great Britain
- Materiales en español -- Teatro
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Academy Award winner
- Films de fiction
- Afronorteamericanos -- Teatro
- Enslaved persons -- United States -- Drama
- Esclavitud -- Louisiana -- História -- Siglo XIX -- Teatro
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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- Kleiner, Jeremy
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- Gardner, Dede
- Giamatti, Paul
- Chalk, Chris, Christopher Eugene
- Walker, Joe, 1963 October 2-
- Ridley, John, 1965-
- Ejiofor, Chiwetel
- FilmFour (Firm)
- Ross, Tessa
- McQueen, Steve, 1969-
- Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976-
- Woodard, Alfre, 1953-
- Dillahunt, Garret, 1964-
- Bobbitt, Sean
- Regency Enterprises
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
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- Pitt, Brad, 1963-
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- Stockhausen, Adam
- Dano, Paul, 1984-
- Zimmer, Hans
- Oduye, Adepero
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- McNairy, Scoot
- Katagas, Anthony
- Pohlad, William
- Paulson, Sarah, 1974-
- River Road Entertainment (Firm)
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863?
- Norris, Patricia
- Genre18
- Feature films
- Films de fiction
- Golden Globe winner
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées visuelles
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Motion pictures
- Academy Award winner
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
- Films biographiques
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- DVD-Video discs
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Toronto International Film Festival winner
- Biographical films
- Film adaptations
- Films historiques
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées visuelles
- Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? -- Drama
- Esclavos -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- Films historiques
- Materiales bilingües -- Teatro
- Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Films biographiques
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Secuestro -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
- African Americans -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Kidnapping -- United States -- Drama
- Toronto International Film Festival winner
- Películas cinematográficas populares
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Golden Globe winner
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Motion pictures -- Great Britain
- Materiales en español -- Teatro
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Academy Award winner
- Films de fiction
- Afronorteamericanos -- Teatro
- Enslaved persons -- United States -- Drama
- Esclavitud -- Louisiana -- História -- Siglo XIX -- Teatro
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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