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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Jerry Hardin | Reynolds | Unowned |
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Kate Mulgrew | Hattie Carraway | Unowned |
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Shaun Cassidy | Edmund Parker, Jr. | Unowned |
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Avery Brooks | Cletus Moyer | Unowned |
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Michael Learned | Amelia | Unowned |
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John McMartin | Edmund Parker, Sr. | Unowned |
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Brandy Brown | Arabella | Unowned |
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Maria Bryant | Lilly | Unowned |
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Ernest Harden Jr. | Nick | Unowned |
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Annabella Price | Sarah | Unowned |
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Fran Bennett | May | Unowned |
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Tim Russ | Marcellus | Unowned |
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Michael Edwards | Gentleman #1 | Unowned |
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Debra Perry | Slave Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Goldman | Horseman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tina Andrews | Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unowned |