Freedom Road

Name: Freedom Road
Director: Ján Kadár
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979-10-29
Duration: 186 min
Cast: Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal, Edward Herrmann, John McLiam

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1979 · 186 min · Drama · TMDB 5.2/10

Overview

Ex-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the constitutional convention, and is soon elected to the U.S. Senate despite opposition from white landowners, law enforcement and the KKK. He unites with sharecropper Abner Lait, who helps Jackson unite ex-slaves and white tenant farmers.

Directed by Ján Kadár

Cast

Muhammad Ali — Gideon Jackson
Kris Kristofferson — Abner Lait
Ron O'Neal — Francis Cardoza
Edward Herrmann — Stephen Holmes
John McLiam — President Ulysses S. Grant