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Film · 1988
Roots: The Gift
1h 33mPGDirected by Kevin Hooks
- Drama
- History
- TV 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.
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Cast
LeVar BurtonKunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.Fiddler
Avery BrooksCletus Moyer
Kate MulgrewHattie Carraway
Shaun CassidyEdmund Parker, Jr.
John McMartinEdmund Parker, Sr.
Jerry HardinWilliam Reynolds
Annabella PriceSarah Parker
Michael LearnedAmelia Parker
Fran BennettMay
Tim RussMarcellus
Jimmie F. SkaggsScarvie
Details
- Director
- Kevin Hooks
- Writer
- David Eyre
- Music
- Gerald Fried
- Cinematography
- John A. Alonzo
- Editor
- Stanford C. Allen
- Producer
- Mark Wolper
- Release
- December 11, 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- PG
- Language
- English
- Studio
- David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Where to watch
Rent
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Buy
- Amazon Video
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