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Oct 17, 2013 · With a few rare exceptions, yes. 12 Years a Slave is based on the book of the same name, which was written by Northup with the help of his “amanuensis” and ghostwriter, David Wilson.
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12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, an African American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. by two conmen in 1841 and sold into slavery.
- $187.7 million
- Hans Zimmer
- $20–22 million
- On The South-Bound Ship, One of The Slave Traders Murders One of The Slaves
- Mary Epps Injures Patsey in A Jealous Rage
- Northup Was Forced to Whip Patsey
Ruling: Fiction As in the movie, Northup and two others try to plan an escape from the ship. They got very close to executing their plan, but then one of Northup’s co-conspirators got smallpox and died. He was not knifed to death trying to save a woman from being raped as they show in the film.
Ruling: Fiction Northup does write in his autobiography about Epps’ affection for Patsey (Lupita Nyong’o) — and the jealousy aroused in Epp’s wife. However, he never writes anything about Mary (Sarah Paulson) becoming moved to violence or, as the movie shows, hurling a decanter at her face. Patsey did, however, suffer greatly from Epps’ alternative...
Ruling: Fact Patsey leaves the plantation to borrow a bar of soap from a neighbor. Epps did not believe Patsey’s story and compelled Northup to whip her as punishment.
Oct 31, 2013 · Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch | based on the 1853 autobiography 'Twelve Years a Slave' by Solomon Northup. By Kevin Lang | Published October 31, 2013. THE CAST VS. REAL LIFE. This is no fiction, no exaggeration.
Nov 8, 2013 · Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Steve McQueen
- 2013-11-08
Apr 19, 2024 · 12 Years a Slave, American dramatic film, released in 2013, that impressed critics and audiences with its harrowing depiction of slavery in the antebellum South. The movie won the BAFTA Award and the Academy Award for best picture as well as the Golden Globe Award for best drama. Based on the autobiographical narrative (1853) of Solomon Northup ...
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