Roots: The Gift - Production & Contact Info

Roots: The Gift (1988)
Not Rated
TV Movie | 100 min | Drama, History

Roots: The Gift (1988)

Not Rated

TV Movie | 100 min | Drama, History

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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30 cast members

Name	Known for
Louis Gossett Jr. Fiddler Reynolds Fiddler Reynolds See fewer	An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
LeVar Burton Kunta Kinte Kunta Kinte See fewer	Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Avery Brooks Cletus Moyer Cletus Moyer See fewer	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Kate Mulgrew Hattie Carraway Hattie Carraway See fewer	Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Shaun Cassidy Edmund Parker Jr. Edmund Parker Jr. See fewer	American Gothic (1995)
John McMartin Edmund Parker Sr. Edmund Parker Sr. See fewer	Blow Out (1981)
Jerry Hardin Dr. William Reynolds Dr. William Reynolds See fewer	Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Annabella Price Sarah Parker Sarah Parker See fewer	Practical Magic (1998)
Michael Learned Amelia Parker Amelia Parker See fewer	The Waltons (1972)
Fran Bennett Mammy May Mammy May See fewer	New Nightmare (1994)
Tim Russ Marcellus Marcellus See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Jimmie F. Skaggs Scarvie Scarvie See fewer	Lethal Weapon (1987)
Brandy Brown Arabella Parker Arabella Parker See fewer	Another World (1964)
Ernest Harden Jr. Nicholas Nicholas See fewer	White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Maria Bryant Lilly (as Maria Bryant Ellis) Lilly (as Maria Bryant Ellis) See fewer	Perish of Angels
James McIntire Jubal Jubal See fewer	Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Lawrence A. Mandley Boatman Boatman See fewer	How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
John Sherrod Driver #1 Driver #1 See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Karl Anthony Smith Gaunt Man Gaunt Man See fewer	Impulse (1990)
J. Christopher Sullivan Driver #2 Driver #2 See fewer	Ghost (1990)
Donna Howell Elly Elly See fewer	White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Billy Ray Reynolds Christopher Christopher See fewer	The Rainmaker (1997)
Michael Edwards Gentleman #1 Gentleman #1 See fewer	At Close Range (1986)
Myke R. Mueller Gentleman #2 (as Myke Mueller) Gentleman #2 (as Myke Mueller) See fewer	Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985)
John Murray Bishop Wadley (as John Murrey) Bishop Wadley (as John Murrey) See fewer	Scrooged (1988)
Alex Haley Self - presenter Self - presenter See fewer	Malcolm X (1992)
Bernard Peyton Jolly Jolly See fewer	Nashville Beat (1989)
Tina Andrews Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited) Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
Robert Goldman Horseman (uncredited) Horseman (uncredited) See fewer	The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Debra Perry Slave Girl (uncredited) Slave Girl (uncredited) See fewer	Mercy for Angels (2015)