Roots: The Gift

Roots: The Gift (1988)

Released: 1988-12-11 Duration: 1hr 33min
Rating 7.3

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.

Production Companies

David L. Wolper Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Warner Bros. Television

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 3.557

Directed By

Kevin Hooks

Crew

Director
Kevin Hooks
Original Music Composer
Gerald Fried
Executive Producer
Bernard Sofronski
Executive Producer
David L. Wolper
Producer
Mark Wolper
Director of Photography
John A. Alonzo
Writer
David Eyre
Unit Production Manager
Bill Carroll

TOP CAST

LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte

Jerry Hardin
Jerry Hardin

Reynolds

Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew

Hattie Carraway

Shaun Cassidy
Shaun Cassidy

Edmund Parker, Jr.

Avery Brooks
Avery Brooks

Cletus Moyer

John McMartin
John McMartin

Edmund Parker, Sr.

Brandy Brown
Brandy Brown

Arabella

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)

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