Freedom Road

Freedom Road

1979

3h 6m

4.8

4.8/10

6 votes • View on IMDb

Drama

Overview

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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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Braun Entertainment Group Worldvision

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	October 29, 1979
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0079173

Cast

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Gideon Jackson

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Abner Lait

Ron O'Neal

Ron O'Neal

Francis Cardoza

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Stephen Holmes

John McLiam

John McLiam

President Ulysses S. Grant

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Narrator

Barbara O. Jones

Barbara O. Jones

Rachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)

Sonny Jim Gaines

Sonny Jim Gaines

Brother Peter

Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

James Allenby

Jean Foster

Ellen Allenby

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Ruth Lait

Bill Mackey

Trooper

Key Crew

Ján Kadár

Director

Chet Walker

Producer

Leland Nolan

Producer

David Zelag Goodman

Writer

Zev Braun

Executive Producer

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