Released:
1988-12-11

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

Runtime:
1h 33min

Genre:
Drama, History, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  LeVar Burton
  as
  Kunta Kinte
• 
  Louis Gossett Jr.
  as
  Fiddler
• 
  Avery Brooks
  as
  Cletus Moyer
• 
  Kate Mulgrew
  as
  Hattie Carraway
• 
  Shaun Cassidy
  as
  Edmund Parker, Jr.