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Roots: The Gift

PG

1988

93 minutes

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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.

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Top Cast

LeVar Burton headshot

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte

Louis Gossett Jr. headshot

Louis Gossett Jr.

Fiddler

Jerry Hardin headshot

Jerry Hardin

Reynolds

Kate Mulgrew headshot

Kate Mulgrew

Hattie Carraway

Shaun Cassidy headshot

Shaun Cassidy

Edmund Parker, Jr.

Avery Brooks headshot

Avery Brooks

Cletus Moyer

Michael Learned headshot

Michael Learned

Amelia

John McMartin headshot

John McMartin

Edmund Parker, Sr.

Brandy Brown headshot

Brandy Brown

Arabella

Maria Bryant headshot

Maria Bryant

Lilly

Ernest Harden Jr. headshot

Ernest Harden Jr.

Nick

Annabella Price headshot

Annabella Price

Sarah

Fran Bennett headshot

Fran Bennett

May

Tim Russ headshot

Tim Russ

Marcellus

Michael Edwards headshot

Michael Edwards

Gentleman #1

Debra Perry headshot

Debra Perry

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Robert Goldman headshot

Robert Goldman

Horseman (uncredited)

Tina Andrews headshot

Tina Andrews

Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)