CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 1h 33m · PG

Roots: The Gift

73%(14)IMDbDramaHistoryTV 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.

Directed byKevin Hooks

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
EN
Released
December 11, 1988
Studios
Warner Bros. TelevisionDavid L. Wolper Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Fiddler

Avery Brooks

Avery Brooks

Cletus Moyer

Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew

Hattie Carraway

Shaun Cassidy

Shaun Cassidy

Edmund Parker, Jr.

John McMartin

John McMartin

Edmund Parker, Sr.

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

William Reynolds

Annabella Price

Annabella Price

Sarah Parker

Michael Learned

Michael Learned

Amelia Parker

Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett

May

Creative team
Directed by
Kevin Hooks
Kevin Hooks
Written by
David Eyre
Produced by
Mark Wolper

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