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.
Full Cast of Roots: The Gift
Tim Russ
Marcellus
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Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
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Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway
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LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
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Crew of Roots: The Gift
Full backstage crew list →- Released on December 11, 1988