Roots: The Gift
1988-12-11 | 93 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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LeVar BurtonKunta Kinte
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Louis Gossett Jr.Fiddler
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Jerry HardinReynolds
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Kate MulgrewHattie Carraway
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Shaun CassidyEdmund Parker, Jr.
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Avery BrooksCletus Moyer
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Michael LearnedAmelia
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John McMartinEdmund Parker, Sr.
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Ernest Harden Jr.Nick
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Annabella PriceSarah
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Fran BennettMay
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Tim RussMarcellus
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Debra PerrySlave Girl (uncredited)
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Robert GoldmanHorseman (uncredited)
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Tina AndrewsAurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)