Roots: The Gift (1988)
Roots: The Gift (1988)
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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Cast

LeVar Burton LeVar Burton As: Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Gossett Jr. As: Fiddler
Jerry Hardin Jerry Hardin As: Reynolds
Kate Mulgrew Kate Mulgrew As: Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy Shaun Cassidy As: Edmund Parker, Jr.
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Storyline

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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Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie

Language: English

Release Date: 11 December 1988

Country: US

Runtime: 93m

Company Credits

Company: David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television

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Cast

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Fiddler

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

Reynolds

Kate Mulgrew

Kate Mulgrew

Hattie Carraway

Shaun Cassidy

Shaun Cassidy

Edmund Parker, Jr.

Avery Brooks

Avery Brooks

Cletus Moyer

Michael Learned

Michael Learned

Amelia

John McMartin

John McMartin

Edmund Parker, Sr.

Brandy Brown

Brandy Brown

Arabella

Maria Bryant

Maria Bryant

Lilly

Ernest Harden Jr.

Ernest Harden Jr.

Nick

Annabella Price

Annabella Price

Sarah

Fran Bennett

Fran Bennett

May

Tim Russ

Tim Russ

Marcellus

Michael Edwards

Michael Edwards

Gentleman #1

Debra Perry

Debra Perry

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Robert Goldman

Robert Goldman

Horseman (uncredited)

Tina Andrews

Tina Andrews

Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed By

Kevin Hooks

Kevin Hooks

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Mark Wolper

Mark Wolper

Producer

Bernard Sofronski

Bernard Sofronski

Executive Producer

David L. Wolper

David L. Wolper

Executive Producer

Bill Carroll

Bill Carroll

Unit Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Gerald Fried

Gerald Fried

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

John A. Alonzo

John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

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