Watch Roots: The Gift (1988) Official Trailer
7.3 / 10 IMDb December 11, 1988 1h 33m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 33m
Release Date
December 11, 1988
Genre
Drama, History, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
LeVar Burton
as Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Fiddler
Avery Brooks
as Cletus Moyer
Kate Mulgrew
as Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy
as Edmund Parker, Jr.
John McMartin
as Edmund Parker, Sr.
Jerry Hardin
as William Reynolds
Annabella Price
as Sarah Parker
Michael Learned
as Amelia Parker
Fran Bennett
as May
Tim Russ
as Marcellus
Jimmie F. Skaggs
as Scarvie
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Brandy Brown
as Arabella
Ernest Harden Jr.
as Nick
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Maria Bryant
as Lilly
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James McIntire
as Jubal
Lawrence Mandley
as Boatman
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John Sherrod
as Driver #1
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Karl Anthony Smith
as Gaunt Man
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J. Christopher Sullivan
as Driver #2
Production Companies
David L. Wolper Productions
Warner Bros. TelevisionAdvertisement
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