12 years a slave [videorecording] / River Road Entertainment and Regency Enterprises present a River Road, Plan B, New Regency production in association with Film 4 ; directed by Steve McQueen ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Anthony Katagas ; screenplay, John Ridley.

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FilmPublisher number: E051722D | Entertainment OneLanguage: English Spoken language: English Publication details: UK : Entertainment One, 2014.Description: 1 videodisc (128 min.) sd., col. : 12 cmOther title:

Twelve years a slave

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Special features: The team: meet the creative minds assembled by director Steve McQuuen to bring Solomon Northup's journey to life -- The score: follow film composer Hans Zimmer creating his dramatic score.

Production credits:

Executive producers, Tessa Ross, John Ridley ; camera, Sean Bobbitt ; editor, Joe Walker ; music, Hans Zimmer ; production designer, Adam Stockhausen ; costume designer, Patricia Norris ; sound, Kirk Francis ; visual effects supervisor, Dottie Starling.

Awards:

Oscar winner, 2014: Best Picture; Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay. Bafta winner, 2014: Best Film; Leading actor

Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt.Summary: Solomon Northup is a free black man in 1840s America. He makes his living as a fiddle player, and his wife is a teacher. He is shanghaied by a pair of nefarious white men, and soon finds himself on a ship headed to New Orleans where he is informed he will be called Platt and is sold into slavery by an unscrupulous businessman. As he toils away for the kindhearted but conflicted plantation owner Mr. Ford, who recognizes that Platt is both educated and an artist, he butts head with Ford's underlings, especially the casually cruel Tibeats. After they have a violent altercation, Ford fears for his slave's life and sells him to Mr. Epps, an alcoholic sadist who owns a cotton plantation. Though Epps reads from the bible to his property, as he frequently refers to his slaves, he is himself not immune to sins of the flesh. He has taken the young Patsey -- his best cotton picker -- as his lover, and this doesn't sit well at all with his severe wife, whose particular hatred for blacks and her jealousy fuels her many degrading actions toward Patsey. Solomon bides his time, attempts to preserve a modicum of self-respect, and waits for the chance to reclaim his rightful name as well as his family.

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Based on the memoirs of Solomon Northup.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.

Executive producers, Tessa Ross, John Ridley ; camera, Sean Bobbitt ; editor, Joe Walker ; music, Hans Zimmer ; production designer, Adam Stockhausen ; costume designer, Patricia Norris ; sound, Kirk Francis ; visual effects supervisor, Dottie Starling.

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Brad Pitt.

Solomon Northup is a free black man in 1840s America. He makes his living as a fiddle player, and his wife is a teacher. He is shanghaied by a pair of nefarious white men, and soon finds himself on a ship headed to New Orleans where he is informed he will be called Platt and is sold into slavery by an unscrupulous businessman. As he toils away for the kindhearted but conflicted plantation owner Mr. Ford, who recognizes that Platt is both educated and an artist, he butts head with Ford's underlings, especially the casually cruel Tibeats. After they have a violent altercation, Ford fears for his slave's life and sells him to Mr. Epps, an alcoholic sadist who owns a cotton plantation. Though Epps reads from the bible to his property, as he frequently refers to his slaves, he is himself not immune to sins of the flesh. He has taken the young Patsey -- his best cotton picker -- as his lover, and this doesn't sit well at all with his severe wife, whose particular hatred for blacks and her jealousy fuels her many degrading actions toward Patsey. Solomon bides his time, attempts to preserve a modicum of self-respect, and waits for the chance to reclaim his rightful name as well as his family.

IFCO: 15 years and over. BBFC rated: 15 years and over.

DVD; region 2; widescreen 16x9, aspect ratio 2.40:1 presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.

English dialogues with optional English subtitles.

Oscar winner, 2014: Best Picture; Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay.
Bafta winner, 2014: Best Film; Leading actor

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