Director: Ján Kadár
Writer: David Zelag Goodman
Producer: Leland Nolan, Chet Walker
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.
186 min
Rating: 4.8/10
Released
Top Cast

Muhammad Ali
Gideon Jackson

Kris Kristofferson
Abner Lait

Ron O'Neal
Francis Cardoza

Edward Herrmann
Stephen Holmes

John McLiam
President Ulysses S. Grant

Ossie Davis
Narrator
Movie Info
Director: Ján Kadár
Writer: David Zelag Goodman
Producer: Leland Nolan, Chet Walker
Production Companies: Braun Entertainment Group, Worldvision
Countries: United States of America
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