Roots: The Gift (1988)

  • PG
  • 12/11/1988 (US)
  • Drama, History, TV Movie
  • 1h 33m

Overview

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.

Kevin Hooks

Director

David Eyre

Writer

Cast

LeVar Burton's headshot

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.'s headshot

Louis Gossett Jr.

Fiddler
Jerry Hardin's headshot

Jerry Hardin

Reynolds
Kate Mulgrew's headshot

Kate Mulgrew

Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy's headshot

Shaun Cassidy

Edmund Parker, Jr.
Avery Brooks's headshot

Avery Brooks

Cletus Moyer
Michael Learned's headshot

Michael Learned

Amelia
John McMartin's headshot

John McMartin

Edmund Parker, Sr.

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