12 years a slave / Regency Enterprises and River Road Entertainment present a River Road, Plan B and New Regency production ; a film by Steve McQueen ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas ; directed by Steve McQueen ; screenplay by John Ridley.
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FilmPublisher: Los Angeles, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]Publisher: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: [English/Spanish/French dialogue version]Description: 1 digital videodisc (circa 134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscISBN: 02454388096780Other title: Twelve years a slaveUniform titles: 12 years a slave (Motion picture) Subject(s): Northup, Solomon, 1808-1863? -- Drama | African Americans -- Drama | Biographical films | Plantation life -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Drama | Slavery -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Drama | Slaves -- United States -- Drama | Video recordings for people with visual disabilities | Video recordings for the hearing impairedProduction credits: Music by Hans Zimmer.Cast: Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong'o, Bryan Batt, Dwight Henry, Dickie Gravois.Summary: The harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| DVD Video | A J M Library 868-5076 | DVD 12 (Browse shelf) | Available | 37859 |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Special features include: A historical portrait ; the team ; the score.
Music by Hans Zimmer.
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong'o, Bryan Batt, Dwight Henry, Dickie Gravois.
The harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his freedom.
Region 1, NTSC ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Languages: English, French or Spanish ; subtitles: English or Spanish.
Some copies have closed captioning for the hearing impaired.
Some copies may be audio enhanced for the visually impaired.
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