Roots: The Gift (1988)
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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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LeVar BurtonKunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.Fiddler
Jerry HardinReynolds
Kate MulgrewHattie Carraway
Shaun CassidyEdmund Parker, Jr.
Avery BrooksCletus Moyer
Michael LearnedAmelia
John McMartinEdmund Parker, Sr.Brandy BrownArabellaMaria BryantLilly
Ernest Harden Jr.Nick
Annabella PriceSarahKeywords
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Genre affinityDrama · Tv Movie · HistoryTheme affinityFreedom · Holiday · SlaveryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference166767Actor preference159225 · 39292 · 152182Country preferenceUs
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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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Roots: The Gift has a runtime of 93 minutes.
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