Roots: The Gift

Roots: The Gift

3.4 |

1h 33min

Released

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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.

Roots: The Gift

Story

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.

Directors

Kevin Hooks, Bill Carroll,

Writers

David Eyre,

Tags

Casts

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Character-in: Kunta Kinte

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Character-in: Fiddler

Avery Brooks

Avery Brooks

Character-in: Cletus Moyer

Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew

Character-in: Hattie Carraway

Shaun Cassidy

Shaun Cassidy

Character-in: Edmund Parker, Jr.

John McMartin

John McMartin

Character-in: Edmund Parker, Sr.

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

Character-in: William Reynolds

Annabella Price

Annabella Price

Character-in: Sarah Parker

Michael Learned

Michael Learned

Character-in: Amelia Parker

Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett

Character-in: May

Tim Russ

Tim Russ

Character-in: Marcellus

Jimmie F. Skaggs

Jimmie F. Skaggs

Character-in: Scarvie

Ernest Harden Jr.

Ernest Harden Jr.

Character-in: Nick

Lawrence Mandley

Lawrence Mandley

Character-in: Boatman

John Murray

John Murray

Character-in: Bishop Wadley

Alex Haley

Alex Haley

Character-in: Self - presenter

Tina Andrews

Tina Andrews

Character-in: Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Goldman

Robert Goldman

Character-in: Horseman (uncredited)

Debra Perry

Debra Perry

Character-in: Slave Girl (uncredited)

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