Roots: The Gift (1988)
Roots: The Gift (1988)
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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.
BuyCurrently Roots: The Gift is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video
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Cast & Crew.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler Reynolds
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Avery Brooks
Cletus Moyer
Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy
Edmund Parker Jr.
John McMartin
Edmund Parker Sr.
Jerry Hardin
Dr. William Reynolds
Brandy Brown
Arabella
Annabella Price
Sarah Parker
Michael Learned
Amelia Parker
Maria Bryant
Lilly
Fran Bennett
Mammy May
Ernest Harden Jr.
Nick
Kevin Hooks
Director
David Eyre
Writer
David Eyre Jr.
Writer
Details.
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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.