Roots: The Gift
Kevin Hooks1988-12-11
6.8
93 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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LeVar Burton | Kunta Kinte | Unowned |
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Louis Gossett Jr. | Fiddler | Unowned |
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Avery Brooks | Cletus Moyer | Unowned |
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Kate Mulgrew | Hattie Carraway | Unowned |
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Shaun Cassidy | Edmund Parker, Jr. | Unowned |
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John McMartin | Edmund Parker, Sr. | Unowned |
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Jerry Hardin | William Reynolds | Unowned |
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Annabella Price | Sarah Parker | Unowned |
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Michael Learned | Amelia Parker | Unowned |
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Fran Bennett | May | Unowned |
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Tim Russ | Marcellus | Unowned |
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Jimmie F. Skaggs | Scarvie | Unowned |
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Brandy Brown | Arabella | Unowned |
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Ernest Harden Jr. | Nick | Unowned |
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Maria Bryant | Lilly | Unowned |
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James McIntire | Jubal | Unowned |
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Lawrence Mandley | Boatman | Unowned |
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John Sherrod | Driver #1 | Unowned |
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Karl Anthony Smith | Gaunt Man | Unowned |
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J. Christopher Sullivan | Driver #2 | Unowned |
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Donna Howell | Elly | Unowned |
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Billy Ray Reynolds | Christopher | Unowned |
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Michael Edwards | Gentleman #1 | Unowned |
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Myke R. Mueller | Gentleman #2 | Unowned |
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John Murray | Bishop Wadley | Unowned |
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Alex Haley | Self - presenter | Unowned |
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Bernard Peyton | Jolly | Unowned |
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Tina Andrews | Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Goldman | Horseman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Debra Perry | Slave Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |