Roots: The Gift Release date: 1988-12-11 Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie Actors: Jerry Hardin, Fran Bennett, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Lawrence Mandley, Michael Learned, Annabella Price, Ernest Harden Jr., Louis Gossett Jr., Michael Edwards, LeVar Burton, John Murray, Tim Russ, Tina Andrews, Shaun Cassidy, Kate Mulgrew, Avery Brooks, John McMartin, J. Christopher Sullivan, James McIntire, Robert Goldman, Bernard Peyton, Billy Ray Reynolds, Maria Bryant, Myke R. Mueller, Karl Anthony Smith, Brandy Brown, Donna Howell Runtime: 1 h. 33 min. Score: 6.8/10 Votes: 12 Countries: United States of America Companies: David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television Available* : 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.
