Roots: The Gift poster

Feature film — 1988

Roots: The Gift (1988)

7.31h 33mDrama — History — TV Movie

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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A high-signal pick with 14 votes.

David L. Wolper Productions / Warner Bros. Television

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Director: Kevin Hooks

On screen

Cast & crew

LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte

Louis Gossett Jr. as Fiddler

Louis Gossett Jr.

Fiddler

Avery Brooks as Cletus Moyer

Avery Brooks

Cletus Moyer

Kate Mulgrew as Hattie Carraway

Kate Mulgrew

Hattie Carraway

Shaun Cassidy as Edmund Parker, Jr.

Shaun Cassidy

Edmund Parker, Jr.

John McMartin as Edmund Parker, Sr.

John McMartin

Edmund Parker, Sr.

Jerry Hardin as William Reynolds

Jerry Hardin

William Reynolds

Annabella Price as Sarah Parker

Annabella Price

Sarah Parker

Michael Learned as Amelia Parker

Michael Learned

Amelia Parker

Fran Bennett as May

Fran Bennett

May

Tim Russ as Marcellus

Tim Russ

Marcellus

Jimmie F. Skaggs as Scarvie

Jimmie F. Skaggs

Scarvie

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