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Roots: The Gift

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6.8/10 • 12

1988-12-111h 33m

DramaHistoryTV 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.

Directors
Kevin Hooks
Writters
David Eyre
Editors
Stanford C. Allen

Top Billed Cast

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  1. LeVar Burton

    LeVar Burton

    Kunta Kinte

  2. Louis Gossett Jr.

    Louis Gossett Jr.

    Fiddler

  3. Avery Brooks

    Avery Brooks

    Cletus Moyer

  4. Kate Mulgrew

    Kate Mulgrew

    Hattie Carraway

  5. Shaun Cassidy

    Shaun Cassidy

    Edmund Parker, Jr.

  6. John McMartin

    John McMartin

    Edmund Parker, Sr.

  7. Jerry Hardin

    Jerry Hardin

    William Reynolds

  8. Annabella Price

    Annabella Price

    Sarah Parker

  9. Michael Learned

    Michael Learned

    Amelia Parker

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
holidayfreedomslaveryracismcaptive