Roots: The Gift (1988)

Roots: The Gift (1988)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1988-12-11 United States of America 93 Min. PG-13
6.8 12 votes
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.

Cast

LeVar Burton is Kunta Kinte
Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr. is Fiddler
Fiddler
Avery Brooks is Cletus Moyer
Cletus Moyer
Kate Mulgrew is Hattie Carraway
Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy is Edmund Parker, Jr.
Edmund Parker, Jr.
John McMartin is Edmund Parker, Sr.
Edmund Parker, Sr.
Jerry Hardin is William Reynolds
William Reynolds
Annabella Price is Sarah Parker
Sarah Parker
Michael Learned is Amelia Parker
Amelia Parker
Fran Bennett is May
May
Tim Russ is Marcellus
Marcellus
Jimmie F. Skaggs is Scarvie
Scarvie
Brandy Brown is Arabella
Arabella
Ernest Harden Jr. is Nick
Nick
Maria Bryant is Lilly
Lilly
James McIntire is Jubal
Jubal
Lawrence Mandley is Boatman
Boatman
John Sherrod is Driver #1
Driver #1
Karl Anthony Smith is Gaunt Man
Gaunt Man
J. Christopher Sullivan is Driver #2
Driver #2
Donna Howell is Elly
Elly
Billy Ray Reynolds is Christopher
Christopher
Michael Edwards is Gentleman #1
Gentleman #1
Myke R. Mueller is Gentleman #2
Gentleman #2
John Murray is Bishop Wadley
Bishop Wadley
Alex Haley is Self - presenter
Self - presenter
Bernard Peyton is Jolly
Jolly
Tina Andrews is Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)
Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Goldman is Horseman (uncredited)
Horseman (uncredited)
Debra Perry is Slave Girl (uncredited)
Slave Girl (uncredited)

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