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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1988-12-11
- video_camera_front Companies David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television
- timer Runtime: 93 Mins
- star Rating: 6.9 / 10
- favorite Likes: 12 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0096009
- visibilityViews: 9 views
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smart_display Cast
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Louis Gossett Jr.
Fiddler
Jerry Hardin
Reynolds
Kate Mulgrew
Hattie Carraway
Shaun Cassidy
Edmund Parker, Jr.
Avery Brooks
Cletus Moyer
Michael Learned
Amelia
John McMartin
Edmund Parker, Sr.
Brandy Brown
Arabella
Maria Bryant
Lilly
Ernest Harden Jr.
Nick
Annabella Price
Sarah
Fran Bennett
May
Tim Russ
Marcellus
Michael Edwards
Gentleman #1
Debra Perry
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Robert Goldman
Horseman (uncredited)
Tina Andrews
Aurelia (archive footage) (uncredited)
groups Crew
Kevin Hooks
Director
Bernard Sofronski
Executive Producer
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Mark Wolper
Producer
Gerald Fried
Original Music Composer
Stanford C. Allen
Editor
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
David Eyre
Writer
Bill Carroll
Unit Production Manager
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