Roots: The Gift
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Roots: The Gift

★ 7.3/10 TMDB 1988-12-11 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.

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LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
Avery Brooks
Avery Brooks
Cletus Moyer
Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy
Shaun Cassidy
Edmund Parker, Jr.
John McMartin
John McMartin
Edmund Parker, Sr.
Jerry Hardin
Jerry Hardin
William Reynolds
Annabella Price
Annabella Price
Sarah Parker
Michael Learned
Michael Learned
Amelia Parker
Fran Bennett
Fran Bennett
May
Tim Russ
Tim Russ
Marcellus
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Jimmie F. Skaggs
Scarvie
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