Movie·1988·1h 33m
Roots: The Gift
Directed By
Kevin Hooks
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The 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.
Written By
David Eyre
Producer
Bernard Sofronski, David L. Wolper
Cinematography
John A. Alonzo
Music
Gerald Fried
Editor
Stanford C. Allen
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
13 votes
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Cast
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
Avery Brooks
Cletus Moyer
Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy
Edmund Parker, Jr.
John McMartin
Edmund Parker, Sr.
Jerry Hardin
William Reynolds
Annabella Price
Sarah Parker
Michael Learned
Amelia Parker
Fran Bennett
May
Tim Russ
Marcellus
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Scarvie
Brandy Brown
Arabella
Ernest Harden Jr.
Nick
Maria Bryant
Lilly
James McIntire
Jubal
Lawrence Mandley
Boatman
John Sherrod
Driver #1
// crew
Crew
Kevin Hooks
Director
Gerald Fried
Original Music Composer
Bernard Sofronski
Executive Producer
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Mark Wolper
Producer
Stanford C. Allen
Editor
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
David Eyre
Writer
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