A free Black man from New York is tricked, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in the South, where he endures twelve years of brutal servitude before finding a way to contact his family and secure his freedom.

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Half Slave, Half Free (1991)

Television/Drama · 1h 55m · 3/24/1985

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Description

A free Black man from New York is tricked, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in the South, where he endures twelve years of brutal servitude before finding a way to contact his family and secure his freedom.

Status

Released

Language

English

Country

United States

Production Companies

The Fremantle Corporation, Past America
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Cast
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Avery Brooks

Solomon Northup
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Rhetta Greene

Jenny
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Mason Adams

Ford
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Emory Beasley

Alonzo
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Kent Broadhurst

Bass
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Lee Bryant

Mrs. Epps
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Charles Darden

Robert
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Tony Dreyspool

Senator Soule
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Anthony Edenfield

Ned
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Art Evans

Walton
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J. Don Ferguson

Freeman
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Ralph Flanders

Captain
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Tanzia Franks

Elizabeth
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Harry George

Sheriff
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Ann Pearl Gray

Kelsey
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Janet League

Eliza
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Charles McGhee

Luke
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Jay McMillan

Harry
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Danny Nelson

Chapin
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John D. Northup

Sherrill
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Ralph Pace

Birch
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Petronia Paley

Anne Northup
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Randal Patrick

Sailor
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J.C. Quinn

Tibeats
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John Saxon

Epps
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Gerhard Schwisow

Manning
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Joe Seneca

Noah
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Michael Tolan

Henry Northup
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Willie Woods

Shad
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David Keith Anderson

Alonzo (uncredited)
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Don Devendorf

Plantation Owner (uncredited)
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Robert Oliveri

Boy (uncredited)
Crew
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Solomon Northup

Director
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Lou Potter

Director
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Samm-Art Williams

Director
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Yanna Kroyt Brandt

Director
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Shep Morgan

Director
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Hiro Narita

Director
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John Carter

Director
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Reuben Cannon

Director
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Karl Eigsti

Director
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Robert J. Franco

Director
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Dorothy Weaver

Director
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Chris Brice

Director
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Tony Marrero

Director
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Preston L. Holmes

Director
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Rhoda E. Neal

Director
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John Archangeli

Director
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Gordon Parks

Director
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Jim Fenhagen

Director
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Ed Dessisso

Director
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Joseph Ray

Director
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Thomas Cariello

Director
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Vic Scalisi

Director
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Lee Dichter

Director
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Dan Gleich

Director
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Jeff Bane

Director
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Charles Houston

Director
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Walt Lloyd

Director
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Sekou Shepard

Director
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Eileen Mack Knight

Director
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Lillian Benson

Director
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Brent Owens

Director
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Kermit Moore

Director
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Rudy Gray

Director
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Barbara Parker

Director
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Ariane Brandt

Director
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Randall L. Crocker

Director
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Michael McCulley

Director
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Paul Rousakis

Director
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Gary Towles

Director
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Lillian Pyles

Director
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