Roots: The Gift
19881h 33min
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.
Storyline
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.
Released
December 11, 1988
Runtime
1h 33min
Director
Language
English
Production
David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Cast
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
Jerry Hardin
Reynolds
Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy
Edmund Parker, Jr.
Avery Brooks
Cletus Moyer
Michael Learned
Amelia
John McMartin
Edmund Parker, Sr.
Brandy Brown
Arabella
Maria Bryant
Lilly
Ernest Harden Jr.
Nick
Annabella Price
Sarah
Fran Bennett
May
Tim Russ
Marcellus
Michael Edwards
Gentleman #1
Debra Perry
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Robert Goldman
Horseman (uncredited)
Tina Andrews
Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)
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