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Freedom Road (1979)

4.8/10 3h 6m Oct 29, 1979
Drama

Ex-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the constitutional convention, and is soon elected to the U.S. Senate despite opposition from white landowners, law enforcement and the KKK. He unites with sharecropper Abner Lait, who helps Jackson unite ex-slaves and white tenant farmers.

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Movie Details

Original Title Freedom Road
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Gideon Jackson
Popularity: 0.4
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Abner Lait
Popularity: 1.6
Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal
Francis Cardoza
Popularity: 3.7
Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann
Stephen Holmes
Popularity: 2.7
John McLiam
John McLiam
President Ulysses S. Grant
Popularity: 11.8
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Narrator
Popularity: 2.2
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Barbara O. Jones
Rachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)
Popularity: 1.0
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Sonny Jim Gaines
Brother Peter
Popularity: 1.2
Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen
James Allenby
Popularity: 4.9
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Jean Foster
Ellen Allenby
Popularity: 0.1
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
Ruth Lait
Popularity: 5.0
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Bill Mackey
Trooper
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Ján Kadár
Producer Chet Walker, Leland Nolan
Editor Anne Goursaud, George Folsey Jr.
Writer David Zelag Goodman
Executive Producer Zev Braun

Production

Braun Entertainment Group
US
Worldvision
US

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Muhammad Ali in Freedom Road (1978)
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Rating
4.8
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Based on 6 votes

Details
Release Date October 29, 1979
Runtime 3h 6m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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