Roots: The Gift

6.8

1988

1h 33m

DramaHistoryTV Movie

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.

Key Crew

Director

Kevin Hooks

Producers

Mark Wolper

Writers

David Eyre

Cinematography

John A. Alonzo

Music

Gerald Fried

Cast (30)

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte

Louis Gossett Jr.

Fiddler

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