SOLOMON NORTHUP'S ODYSSEY ('84) marked Gordon Parks’ return to directing after an absence of eight years. The film is based on TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE the 1853 autobiography of Northup. Almost 30 years later, director Steve McQueen filmed the story again as 12 YEARS A SLAVE (2013). | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

17K views · 589 reactions | Produced for PBS, Gordon Parks' 1984 telefilm was the first adaptation of Solomon Northup’s 1853 autobiography TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE. Director Steve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVE (2013) went on to win Best Picture. You can watch both on the TCM Hub on #HBOMax. #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

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