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Roots: The Gift (1988)

6.8/10 1h 33m Dec 11, 1988
Drama History TV Movie

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Roots: The Gift
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Popularity: 2.5
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
Popularity: 2.6
Avery Brooks
Avery Brooks
Cletus Moyer
Popularity: 0.7
Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway
Popularity: 1.0
Shaun Cassidy
Shaun Cassidy
Edmund Parker, Jr.
Popularity: 1.5
John McMartin
John McMartin
Edmund Parker, Sr.
Popularity: 1.0
Jerry Hardin
Jerry Hardin
William Reynolds
Popularity: 10.4
Annabella Price
Annabella Price
Sarah Parker
Popularity: 4.0
Michael Learned
Michael Learned
Amelia Parker
Popularity: 6.9
Fran Bennett
Fran Bennett
May
Popularity: 4.0
Tim Russ
Tim Russ
Marcellus
Popularity: 2.1
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Scarvie
Popularity: 2.7

Key Crew

Director Kevin Hooks
Executive Producer Bernard Sofronski, David L. Wolper
Producer Mark Wolper
Editor Stanford C. Allen
Writer David Eyre

Production

David L. Wolper Productions
US
Warner Bros. Television
US

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Keywords

holiday freedom slavery racism captive

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Details
Release Date December 11, 1988
Runtime 1h 33m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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