Release Date: Friday, October 18, 2013 Limited
Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dede Gardner, John Ridley, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano, Steve McQueen, Garret Dillahunt, Michael K. Williams, Taran Killam, Jeremy Kleiner, Chris Chalk
R Drama N/A
96% WILL SEE
4% WON'T SEE
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The 12 Years a Slave behind-the-scenes crew and production team.
The film's director Steve McQueen last directed Occupied City and Widows. The film's writer Steve McQueen last wrote Widows and Shame.
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What we know about the 12 Years a Slave movie production.
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Completed
The film was tagged as Completed. MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.
Post-Production
The film was tagged as Post-Production.
Production
The film was tagged as Production. Now filming in New Orleans.
Pre-Production
The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Shoots this summer in New Orleans.
Development
The film was tagged as Development.
Announced
The film was tagged as Announced.
When was the film released?
12 Years a Slave was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 18, 2013. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Carrie, Escape Plan and The Fifth Estate. As a limited release, 12 Years a Slave was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.
Added the US Blu-ray release date of March 4, 2014
Added the US DVD release date of March 4, 2014
Added the US soundtrack release date of November 11, 2013
Added Video Clip: Let Me Weep to trailers & videos
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