Roots: The Gift
1988 | 93m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Kevin Hooks |
|---|---|
| Writer: | David Eyre |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 11, 1988 |
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| Director: | Kevin Hooks |
| Writer: | David Eyre |
| Genres: | Drama, History, TV Movie |
| Keywords | holiday, slavery, freedom, racism, captive |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Television, David L. Wolper Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| LeVar Burton | Kunta Kinte |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Fiddler |
| Avery Brooks | Cletus Moyer |
| Kate Mulgrew | Hattie Carraway |
| Shaun Cassidy | Edmund Parker, Jr. |
| John McMartin | Edmund Parker, Sr. |
| Jerry Hardin | William Reynolds |
| Annabella Price | Sarah Parker |
| Michael Learned | Amelia Parker |
| Fran Bennett | May |
| Tim Russ | Marcellus |
| Jimmie F. Skaggs | Scarvie |
| Brandy Brown | Arabella |
| Ernest Harden Jr. | Nick |
| Maria Bryant | Lilly |
| James McIntire | Jubal |
| Lawrence Mandley | Boatman |
| John Sherrod | Driver #1 |
| Karl Anthony Smith | Gaunt Man |
| J. Christopher Sullivan | Driver #2 |
| Donna Howell | Elly |
| Billy Ray Reynolds | Christopher |
| Michael Edwards | Gentleman #1 |
| Myke R. Mueller | Gentleman #2 |
| John Murray | Bishop Wadley |
| Alex Haley | Self - presenter |
| Bernard Peyton | Jolly |
| Tina Andrews | Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Robert Goldman | Horseman (uncredited) |
| Debra Perry | Slave Girl (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stanford C. Allen | Editor |
| Bill Carroll | Unit Production Manager |
| David Eyre | Writer |
| Kevin Hooks | Director |
| Gerald Fried | Original Music Composer |
| John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bernard Sofronski | Executive Producer |
| Mark Wolper | Producer |
| David L. Wolper | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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