Roots: The Gift
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Roots: The Gift

Roots: The Gift (1988)

Genres - Drama, Family, History  |   Sub-Genres - Christmas Film  |   Release Date - Dec 11, 1988  |   Run Time - 100 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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Roots: The Gift is a 1988 American historical drama television film directed by Kevin Hooks and written by D.M. Eyre Jr. It is the third installment of the Roots miniseries. The film premiered on ABC on December 11, 1988, with AT&T as the sole national sponsor for the broadcast, and was crafted as a Christmas film. LeVar Burton and Louis Gossett Jr. reprise their respective roles of Kunta Kinte and Fiddler. The film takes place between the second and third episodes of the original Roots series. It was watched by 23.3 million viewers.

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African American, Captive, Freedom, Holiday, Slavery

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Subject: slavery in the United States

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Alternate Titles

Juuret - juhlan aika
FI
Juuret - Kunta Kinten joulu
FI
Raíces: un regalo de Kunta Kinte
ES
Raízes
PT
Raízes, o Levante
BR
Roots - Das Geschenk der Freiheit
DE
Roots Christmas
, US
Roots: Kunta Kinte's Gift
, US
Roots: The Gift
GB