Roots: The Gift

Roots: The Gift

1988
1h 33m
6.8

6.8/10

12 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History TV Movie
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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
David L. Wolper Productions Warner Bros. Television
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

holiday freedom slavery racism captive

Quick Facts

Release Date December 11, 1988
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0096009

Cast

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

Tim Russ
Tim Russ

Marcellus

Jimmie F. Skaggs
Jimmie F. Skaggs

Scarvie

Key Crew

Kevin Hooks
Director
Bernard Sofronski
Executive Producer
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Mark Wolper
Producer
David Eyre
Writer