12 Years a Slave Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

October 18, 2013

Distributor

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Genre

Drama

Rating

Budget

$20,000,000

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$56,671,993 + $131,061,209 = $187,733,202

Cast

Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbender, Taran Killam, Paul Giamatti, Alfre Woodard, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Dano, Scoot McNairy, Bill Camp, Bryan Batt, Chris Chalk, Adepero Oduye

Brad Pitt

as Samuel Bass

Benedict Cumberbatch

as William Ford

Sarah Paulson

as Mary Epps

Lupita Nyong'o

as Patsey

Michael Fassbender

as Edwin Epps

Taran Killam

as Abram Hamilton

Paul Giamatti

as Theophilus Freeman

Alfre Woodard

as Mistress Harriet Shaw

Chiwetel Ejiofor

as Solomon Northup / Platt

Garret Dillahunt

as Armsby

Paul Dano

as John Tibeats

Scoot McNairy

as Merrill Brown

Bill Camp

as Radburn

Bryan Batt

as Judge Turner

Chris Chalk

as Clemens

Adepero Oduye

as Eliza

About 12 Years a Slave

In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.

About

During the Antebellum period, Solomon Northup is a free man living in upstate New York. However, he gets kidnapped and is sold away as a slave.

Trivia

The film won three Academy Awards including Best Motion Picture of the Year. And Supporting Actress for Lupita Nyong'o. The movie is based on Solomon Northup's 1853 slave narrative memoir of the same name.