- The film is the third time that starring Michael Fassbender has collaborated with Steve McQueen. The first two were "Hunger" and "Shame". McQueen only directed these three feature films at the time.
- This is the third collaboration between Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt. The first two were "Shameless Bastard" and "Black Gold Murder". Among them, "Black Gold Murder" will be released after the film.
- Tyron Killham, who plays Hamilton, is a comedian who often plays Brad Pitt in SNL. Although they all starred in this movie, Tyronn Killham has never seen Pete on the set.
- This movie is Steve McQueen’s first movie with more than one word in the title. His previous films, such as "Hunger" and "Shame" have only one word in the title.
- Quivin Zani Wallis and Dwight Henry both appeared in this movie, and before that, they had collaborated on "The Beast of the South". More coincidentally, "The Beast of the South" is their film debut.
- The story told in the film was once made into a TV movie in 1984 with the title "American Theater: Solomon Northup's Odyssey." And the one who plays Solomon Northup is Avery Brooks.
- "Twelve Years as a Slave" was selected as the top film of the year by well-known film critics from more than 20 authoritative American media such as "Rolling Stone", "Entertainment Weekly", "Washington Post", "New York Times", and "Variety Show".
12 Years a Slave behind the scenes gags
2021-10-18 09:27
Extended Reading
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Clemens: If you want to survive, do and say as little as possible. Tell no one who you really are and tell no one that you can read and write. Unless you want to be a dead nigger.
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Robert: I say we fight.
Solomon Northup: The crew is fairly small. If it were well planned, I believe they could be strong armed.
Clemens: Three can't stand against a whole crew. The rest here are niggers, born and bred slaves. Niggers ain't got the stomach for a fight, not a damn one.
Robert: All I know, we get where we travelling we'll wish we'd died trying.
Clemens: Survival is not about certain death, it is about keeping your head down.
Solomon Northup: Days ago I was with my family, in my home. Now you tell me all is lost. "Tell no one who I really am" if I want to survive. I don't want to survive, I want to live.