Roots: The Gift

1h 33min

Drama

History

TV 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.

Production Companies

David L. Wolper Productions

Warner Bros. Television

Cast

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte
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
Tim Russ

Tim Russ

Marcellus
Brandy Brown

Brandy Brown

Arabella
John Sherrod

John Sherrod

Driver #1
Michael Edwards

Michael Edwards

Gentleman #1
Myke R. Mueller

Myke R. Mueller

Gentleman #2
John Murray

John Murray

Bishop Wadley
Alex Haley

Alex Haley

Self - presenter
Tina Andrews

Tina Andrews

Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Goldman

Robert Goldman

Horseman (uncredited)
Debra Perry

Debra Perry

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Release date

11th Dec 1988

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English