Roots: The Gift (1988)
Roots: The Gift (1988)
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
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Currently Roots: The Gift is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
![Louis Gossett Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4317-louis-gossett-jr.webp)
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler Reynolds
![LeVar Burton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9794-levar-burton.webp)
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
![Avery Brooks](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/30412-avery-brooks.webp)
Avery Brooks
Cletus Moyer
![Kate Mulgrew](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9803-kate-mulgrew.webp)
Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway
![Shaun Cassidy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/80996-shaun-cassidy.webp)
Shaun Cassidy
Edmund Parker Jr.
![John McMartin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33463-john-mcmartin.webp)
John McMartin
Edmund Parker Sr.
![Jerry Hardin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32516-jerry-hardin.webp)
Jerry Hardin
Dr. William Reynolds
![Brandy Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Brandy Brown
Arabella
![Annabella Price](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/239698-annabella-price.webp)
Annabella Price
Sarah Parker
![Maria Bryant](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Maria Bryant
Lilly
![Michael Learned](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19731-michael-learned.webp)
Michael Learned
Amelia Parker
![Ernest Harden Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/52910-ernest-harden-jr.webp)
Ernest Harden Jr.
Nick
![Fran Bennett](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8587-fran-bennett.webp)
Fran Bennett
Mammy May
![Kevin Hooks](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/55928-kevin-hooks.webp)
Kevin Hooks
Director
![David Eyre Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
David Eyre Jr.
Writer
![Mark Wolper](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mark Wolper
Producer
Media.
![Roots: The Gift](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/59436-roots-the-gift.webp)
Details.
Release DateDecember 11, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingPG
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Roots: The Gift is a 1988 television film. It is the third installment of the Roots miniseries. The film premiered on ABC on December 11, 1988, with AT&T as the sole national sponsor for the broadcast, and was crafted as a Christmas film. LeVar Burton and Louis Gossett Jr. reprise their respective roles of Kunta Kinte and Fiddler. The film takes place between the second and third episodes of the original Roots series. It was watched by 23.3 million viewers.
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