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Roots: The Gift

Roots: The Gift

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1988-12-11
⌚ Running Time: 93 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.8

Beloved Cast

LeVar Burton original image
Kunta Kinte
LeVar Burton
Louis Gossett Jr. original image
Fiddler
Louis Gossett Jr.
Jerry Hardin original image
Reynolds
Jerry Hardin
Kate Mulgrew original image
Hattie Carraway
Kate Mulgrew
Shaun Cassidy original image
Edmund Parker, Jr.
Shaun Cassidy
Avery Brooks original image
Cletus Moyer
Avery Brooks
Michael Learned original image
Amelia
Michael Learned
John McMartin original image
Edmund Parker, Sr.
John McMartin
Brandy Brown original image
Arabella
Brandy Brown
Maria Bryant original image
Lilly
Maria Bryant
Ernest Harden Jr. original image
Nick
Ernest Harden Jr.
Annabella Price original image
Sarah
Annabella Price
Fran Bennett original image
May
Fran Bennett
Tim Russ original image
Marcellus
Tim Russ
Michael Edwards original image
Gentleman #1
Michael Edwards
Debra Perry original image
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Debra Perry
Robert Goldman original image
Horseman (uncredited)
Robert Goldman
Tina Andrews original image
Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tina Andrews

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