Movie

Roots: The Gift (1988)

• PG
• December 11, 1988
• 1h 33m

• Drama
• History
• TV Movie

Overview

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.

Director

Kevin Hooks

Writers

David Eyre

Starring

LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Avery Brooks