Roots: The Gift 35 years old

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.

Credits

Roots: The Gift Cast

Name Character
Kate Mulgrew She was 33, now 69 years old as Hattie Carraway
Avery Brooks He was 40, now 76 years old as Cletus Moyer
Michael Learned She was 49, now 85 years old as Amelia
Louis Gossett, Jr. He was 52, now 88 years old as Fiddler
LeVar Burton He was 31, now 67 years old as Kunta Kinte
Tim Russ He was 32, now 68 years old as Marcellus
John McMartin He was 59, 86 years old when he died as Edmund Parker, Sr.
Jerry Hardin He was 59, now 95 years old as Reynolds
Shaun Cassidy He was 30, now 66 years old as Edmund Parker, Jr.
Annabella Price as Sarah
Brandy Brown as Arabella
Ernest Harden, Jr. He was 36, now 71 years old as Nick
Maria Bryant as Lilly

Roots: The Gift Crew

Name Department
Gerald Fried as Original Music Composer. He was 60 (now 96) years old Sound
Kevin Hooks as Director. He was 30 (now 66) years old Directing
David Eyre, Jr. as Writer. Writing
Bernard Sofronski as Executive Producer. Production
Mark Wolper as Producer. Production
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Roots: The Gift (35 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, December 11, 1988
  • Runtime: 93 minutes