Roots: The Gift

Name: Roots: The Gift
Director: Kevin Hooks
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Released: 1988-12-11
Duration: 93 min
Cast: LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Shaun Cassidy

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1988 · 93 min · PG · Drama · History · TV Movie · TMDB 7.3/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Kevin Hooks

Cast

LeVar Burton — Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr. — Fiddler
Avery Brooks — Cletus Moyer
Kate Mulgrew — Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy — Edmund Parker, Jr.