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Roots : The Gift
Release Date: December 11, 1988
| Year | : | 1988 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama, History, TV Movie |
| Production Companies | : | |
| Director | : | Kevin Hooks |
| Producers | : | David L. Wolper, Bernard Sofronski, Mark Wolper, Bill Carroll |
| Writers | : | David Eyre Jr. |
| RunTime | : | 93 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
LeVar Burton
Character : Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.
Character : Fiddler
Jerry Hardin
Character : Reynolds
Kate Mulgrew
Character : Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy
Character : Edmund Parker, Jr.
Avery Brooks
Character : Cletus Moyer
Michael Learned
Character : Amelia
John McMartin
Character : Edmund Parker, Sr.
Brandy Brown
Character : Arabella
Maria Bryant
Character : Lilly
Ernest Harden Jr.
Character : Nick
Annabella Price
Character : Sarah
Fran Bennett
Character : May
Tim Russ
Character : Marcellus
Michael Edwards
Character : Gentleman #1
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