Roots: The Gift
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| Roots: The Gift | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Period piece |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Produced by | David L. Wolper |
| Starring | LeVar Burton Louis Gossett, Jr. |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Release date(s) | December 11, 1988 |
| Preceded by | Roots: The Next Generations |
| IMDb profile | |
Roots: The Gift is a 1988 television film which was the third installment of the Roots series. The film premiered on ABC on December 11, 1988. LeVar Burton and Louis Gossett, Jr. reprise their roles from the miniseries. It is not considered a strict sequel because it takes place in between the second and third episodes of Roots making it an interquel.
[edit] Cast
- LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte
- Louis Gossett, Jr. as Fiddler
- Jerry Hardin as Dr. Reynolds
- Kate Mulgrew as Hattie Carraway
- Shaun Cassidy as Edmund, Jr.
- Avery Brooks as Cletus Moyer
- Michael Learned as Amelia
- Tim Russ as Marcellus
- Peter Hardwick as Chicken George
