12 Years a Slave (2013)

2h 14min | Drama, History | Oct 18, 2013 | Released

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

Director: Steve McQueen

Producer: Brad Pitt Arnon Milchan Dede Gardner Bill Pohlad Anthony Katagas Steve McQueen Jeremy Kleiner

Writer(s): John Ridley

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Cast (93 Members)

Samuel Bass

Mistress Shaw

Solomon Northup

Captain

Theophilus Freeman

Jonus Ray

Jasper

John Tibeats

Edwin Epps

Phebe

Winslow (uncredited)

Mary Epps

Michael Kenneth Williams

Robert

Armsby

Roadman (uncredited)

Brown

Sailor

William Ford

Biddee

Fitzgerald

Mr. Moon

Radburn

Chapin

Lynchman (uncredited)

Buyer

Clemens

Judge Turner

Anne Northup

Eliza

Parker

Hotel Dining Patron (uncredited)

Ashley Dyke

Anna

Emily D. Haley

Tea Seller (uncredited)

Quvenzhané Wallis

Margaret Northup

Dwight Henry

Uncle Abram

Terrell Ransom Jr.

Slave Boy (uncredited)

Shawn Parsons

Road Man (uncredited)

Cynthia LeBlanc

Washington D.C. Pedestrian (uncredited)

Burch

Sheriff

Hamilton

Cape

Patsey

Sam

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Thomas Francis Murphy

Patroller

Alonzo Northup

John

Overseer

Randall

Emily

Vivian Fleming-Alvarez

Mulatto Woman

Mistress Ford

Rachel

Treach

Edward

Bob

Victim 1

Master Shaw

Victim 2

Zachary

Slave Spiritual Singer 1

Devin Maurice Evans

Slave Spiritual Singer 2

Devyn A. Tyler

Margaret Northup (adult)

Willo Jean-Baptiste

Margaret's Husband

Joseph Randy Causin

Steamboat Crew (uncredited)

Jason Ament

Cooke (uncredited)

Jon Arthur

Steamboat Crew 1st Mate (uncredited)

Blake Burt

Upper Class Pedestrian (uncredited)

Carroll Burt

Lower Class Pedestrian (uncredited)

JJ Coker

Mr. Bartholomew (uncredited)

Haylie Creppel

Child in the Park (uncredited)

Justin Edward Davis

Saratoga Park Pedestrian (uncredited)

Jim Johnson

Lower Class Pedestrian (uncredited)

Mark Joyce

Street Merchant (uncredited)

John C. Klein

Lumber Mill Customer (uncredited)

Gerard 'Jerry' Lewis

Slave Guard (uncredited)

Kevonte Mcdonald

Slave (uncredited)

Myesha-Tiara

Edwin Epps's Slave (uncredited)

Jason Owen

Safty (uncredited)

Haley Powell

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Erin Rementer

Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Andre Robinson

Slave Boy (uncredited)

Corrina Roshea Bobb

Slave Buyer (uncredited)

Katherine Jeanie Russell

Upper Class Pedestrian (uncredited)

Jarett Shorts

Hornboy (uncredited)

Chaz Smith

Cigar Smoker (uncredited)

Tyler Soerries

Boy Playing in Park (uncredited)

Tre Tureaud

Saratoga Park Pedestrians (uncredited)

Justin Christopher Vaughn

Ezra (uncredited)

Bob Walker

Abolitionist Landowner (uncredited)

Caroline Grace Williamson

Ford Daughter (uncredited)

Timothy Wyant

Ford Lumber Buyer (uncredited)

Brad Pitt Samuel Bass

Alfre Woodard Mistress Shaw

Chiwetel Ejiofor Solomon Northup

Marc Macaulay Captain

Paul Giamatti Theophilus Freeman

John McConnell Jonus Ray

Marcus Lyle Brown Jasper

Paul Dano John Tibeats

Michael Fassbender Edwin Epps

Deneen Tyler Phebe

Wayne Pére Winslow (uncredited)

Sarah Paulson Mary Epps

Michael Kenneth Williams Robert

Garret Dillahunt Armsby

Ritchie Montgomery Roadman (uncredited)

Scoot McNairy Brown

Douglas M. Griffin Sailor

Benedict Cumberbatch William Ford

Tom Proctor Biddee

Richard Holden Fitzgerald

Tony Bentley Mr. Moon

Bill Camp Radburn

J.D. Evermore Chapin

Sean Paul Braud Lynchman (uncredited)

James C. Victor Buyer

Chris Chalk Clemens

Bryan Batt Judge Turner

Kelsey Scott Anne Northup

Adepero Oduye Eliza

Rob Steinberg Parker

Elton LeBlanc Hotel Dining Patron (uncredited)

Ashley Dyke Anna

Emily D. Haley Tea Seller (uncredited)

Quvenzhané Wallis Margaret Northup

Dwight Henry Uncle Abram

Terrell Ransom Jr. Slave Boy (uncredited)

Shawn Parsons Road Man (uncredited)

Cynthia LeBlanc Washington D.C. Pedestrian (uncredited)

Christopher Berry Burch

Jay Huguley Sheriff

Taran Killam Hamilton

Anwan Glover Cape

Lupita Nyong'o Patsey

Mustafa Harris Sam

Edward J. Clare Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Thomas Francis Murphy Patroller

Cameron Zeigler Alonzo Northup

Craig Tate John

Dickie Gravois Overseer

Mister Mackey Jr. Randall

Storm Reid Emily

Vivian Fleming-Alvarez Mulatto Woman

Liza J. Bennett Mistress Ford

Nicole Collins Rachel

Andy Dylan Treach

Gregory Bright Edward

Austin Purnell Bob

Andre Shanks Victim 1

Scott M. Jefferson Master Shaw

Kelvin Harrison Jr. Victim 2

Isaiah Jackson Zachary

Topsy Chapman Slave Spiritual Singer 1

Devin Maurice Evans Slave Spiritual Singer 2

Devyn A. Tyler Margaret Northup (adult)

Willo Jean-Baptiste Margaret's Husband

Joseph Randy Causin Steamboat Crew (uncredited)

Jason Ament Cooke (uncredited)

Jon Arthur Steamboat Crew 1st Mate (uncredited)

Blake Burt Upper Class Pedestrian (uncredited)

Carroll Burt Lower Class Pedestrian (uncredited)

JJ Coker Mr. Bartholomew (uncredited)

Haylie Creppel Child in the Park (uncredited)

Justin Edward Davis Saratoga Park Pedestrian (uncredited)

Jim Johnson Lower Class Pedestrian (uncredited)

Mark Joyce Street Merchant (uncredited)

John C. Klein Lumber Mill Customer (uncredited)

Gerard 'Jerry' Lewis Slave Guard (uncredited)

Kevonte Mcdonald Slave (uncredited)

Myesha-Tiara Edwin Epps's Slave (uncredited)

Jason Owen Safty (uncredited)

Haley Powell Slave Girl (uncredited)

Erin Rementer Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Andre Robinson Slave Boy (uncredited)

Corrina Roshea Bobb Slave Buyer (uncredited)

Katherine Jeanie Russell Upper Class Pedestrian (uncredited)

Jarett Shorts Hornboy (uncredited)

Chaz Smith Cigar Smoker (uncredited)

Tyler Soerries Boy Playing in Park (uncredited)

Tre Tureaud Saratoga Park Pedestrians (uncredited)

Justin Christopher Vaughn Ezra (uncredited)

Bob Walker Abolitionist Landowner (uncredited)

Caroline Grace Williamson Ford Daughter (uncredited)

Timothy Wyant Ford Lumber Buyer (uncredited)

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Director

Boom Operator

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Makeup Artist

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Steadicam Operator

Editor

Set Designer

Production Design

Set Decoration

Still Photographer

Novel

Monica Rene'e Anderson

Stand In

Eric Bergman

Post Production Supervisor

Ma Kalaadevi Ananda

Makeup Department Head

Andree Fortier

Costume Supervisor

Steven Ritzi

Stunt Coordinator

Lauren Ritchie

Visual Effects Producer

Dottie Starling

Visual Effects Supervisor

David Nash

Special Effects Coordinator

Meagan Lewis

Casting

Matthew Gatlin

Set Designer

Carl Counts

Art Department Coordinator

Scenic Artist

Set Designer

Scenic Artist

Set Designer

Construction Coordinator

Property Master

Leadman

Dolby Consultant

Dialogue Editor

Supervising Sound Editor

Ryan Collins

Supervising Sound Editor

Tim LeDoux

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jason Sanford

Visual Effects Producer

Stunt Coordinator

Still Photographer

Steadicam Operator

Gaffer

Set Costumer

Music Editor

Music Editor

Transportation Coordinator

Script Supervisor

Dialect Coach

Location Manager

Hairstylist

Unit Publicist

Hair Department Head

Electrician

Gaffer

Visual Effects Coordinator

Alissa M. Kantrow

Production Supervisor

Doug Torres

Assistant Director

Dave Pultz

Color Timer

Brad Pitt Producer

Arnon Milchan Producer

Tessa Ross Executive Producer

Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer

Patricia Norris Costume Design

Francine Maisler Casting

Ellen Heuer Foley

Dede Gardner Producer

Bill Pohlad Producer

John Ridley Executive Producer

Sean Bobbitt Camera Operator

Leslie Shatz Sound Designer

Anthony Katagas Producer

Steve McQueen Director

Robert Jackson Boom Operator

David Stein Art Direction

Nikki I Brown Makeup Artist

Jeremy Kleiner Producer

Larry McConkey Steadicam Operator

Joe Walker Editor

Carl Sprague Set Designer

Adam Stockhausen Production Design

Alice Baker Set Decoration

François Duhamel Still Photographer

Solomon Northup Novel

Monica Rene'e Anderson Stand In

Eric Bergman Post Production Supervisor

Ma Kalaadevi Ananda Makeup Department Head

Andree Fortier Costume Supervisor

Steven Ritzi Stunt Coordinator

Lauren Ritchie Visual Effects Producer

Dottie Starling Visual Effects Supervisor

David Nash Special Effects Coordinator

Meagan Lewis Casting

Matthew Gatlin Set Designer

Carl Counts Art Department Coordinator

Jude Erny Scenic Artist

Jim Wallis Set Designer

Taylor Weeks Scenic Artist

Walter Schneider Set Designer

David Rotondo Construction Coordinator

Michael S. Martin Property Master

Michael A. Johnson Leadman

Bryan Arenas Dolby Consultant

Henry Auerbach Dialogue Editor

Robert Jackson Supervising Sound Editor

Ryan Collins Supervising Sound Editor

Tim LeDoux Visual Effects Supervisor

Jason Sanford Visual Effects Producer

Lex D. Geddings Stunt Coordinator

Jaap Buitendijk Still Photographer

Andy Shuttleworth Steadicam Operator

Mike McLaughlin Gaffer

Dena Matranga Set Costumer

Katrina Schiller Music Editor

Catherine Wilson Music Editor

Poland Perkins Transportation Coordinator

Eva Z. Cabrera Script Supervisor

Michael Buster Dialect Coach

M. Gerard Sellers Location Manager

Yolanda Mercadel Hairstylist

Spooky Stevens Unit Publicist

Adruitha Lee Hair Department Head

Chris Flowers Electrician

Bob Bates Gaffer

Elbert Irving IV Visual Effects Coordinator

Alissa M. Kantrow Production Supervisor

Doug Torres Assistant Director

Dave Pultz Color Timer

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12 Years a Slave (2013)

2h 14min | Drama, History | Oct 18, 2013 | Released

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