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Roots: The Gift
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Roots: The Gift

1988-12-11 · 93 min · ★ 7.3

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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Directors
Kevin Hooks
Production companies
David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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LeVar BurtonLeVar BurtonKunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.Louis Gossett Jr.Fiddler
Avery BrooksAvery BrooksCletus Moyer
Kate MulgrewKate MulgrewHattie Carraway
Shaun CassidyShaun CassidyEdmund Parker, Jr.
John McMartinJohn McMartinEdmund Parker, Sr.
Jerry HardinJerry HardinWilliam Reynolds
Annabella PriceAnnabella PriceSarah Parker
Michael LearnedMichael LearnedAmelia Parker
Fran BennettFran BennettMay
Tim RussTim RussMarcellus
Jimmie F. SkaggsJimmie F. SkaggsScarvie
Brandy BrownArabella
Ernest Harden Jr.Ernest Harden Jr.Nick
Maria BryantLilly
James McIntireJubal
Lawrence MandleyLawrence MandleyBoatman
John SherrodDriver #1
Karl Anthony SmithGaunt Man
J. Christopher SullivanDriver #2

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