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  • Roots: The Gift (1988)
  • Not Rated
    TV Movie | 100 min | Drama, History
Roots: The Gift (1988)
Not Rated
TV Movie | 100 min | Drama, History

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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Director
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David Eyre (written by) (as D.M. Eyre Jr.)
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Updated Dec 11, 1988

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Dec 11, 1988 (United States)

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Cast

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30 cast members
Name Known for
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler Reynolds Fiddler Reynolds   See fewer
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte Kunta Kinte   See fewer
Avery Brooks
Cletus Moyer Cletus Moyer   See fewer
Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway Hattie Carraway   See fewer
Shaun Cassidy
Edmund Parker Jr. Edmund Parker Jr.   See fewer
John McMartin
Edmund Parker Sr. Edmund Parker Sr.   See fewer
Jerry Hardin
Dr. William Reynolds Dr. William Reynolds   See fewer
Annabella Price
Sarah Parker Sarah Parker   See fewer
Michael Learned
Amelia Parker Amelia Parker   See fewer
Fran Bennett
Mammy May Mammy May   See fewer
Tim Russ
Marcellus Marcellus   See fewer
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Scarvie Scarvie   See fewer
Brandy Brown
Arabella Parker Arabella Parker   See fewer
Ernest Harden Jr.
Nicholas Nicholas   See fewer
Maria Bryant
Lilly (as Maria Bryant Ellis) Lilly (as Maria Bryant Ellis)   See fewer
John Sherrod
Driver #1 Driver #1   See fewer
Karl Anthony Smith
Gaunt Man Gaunt Man   See fewer
Billy Ray Reynolds
Christopher Christopher   See fewer
Michael Edwards
Gentleman #1 Gentleman #1   See fewer
Myke R. Mueller
Gentleman #2 (as Myke Mueller) Gentleman #2 (as Myke Mueller)   See fewer
John Murray
Bishop Wadley (as John Murrey) Bishop Wadley (as John Murrey)   See fewer
Alex Haley
Self - presenter Self - presenter   See fewer
Tina Andrews
Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited) Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Goldman
Horseman (uncredited) Horseman (uncredited)   See fewer
Debra Perry
Slave Girl (uncredited) Slave Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
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