ROOTS: THE GIFT (1988)
A David L. Wolper Production
In Association With Warner Bros. Television
Synopsis
A Christmas story. The greatest gift a slave can imagine is freedom. Kunta Kinte convinces a reluctant Fiddler to help some slaves escape and join their underground guides who will take them North to a free life. From a story by Alex Haley.
| Air Date | 12/11/88 |
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| Total Run Time | 2 HRS |
| NETWORK | ABC |
Main Credits
| Writer | David M. Eyre, Jr. |
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| Executive Producer | Bernard Sofronski |
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| Executive Producer | David L. Wolper |
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| Producer | Mark M Wolper |
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| Director | Kevin Hooks |
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| Cinematographer | John A. Alonzo |
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| Editor | Stanford C. Allen |
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| Composer | Gerald Fried |
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Full Credit List
| Based on the characters from the novel ROOTS by | Alex Haley |
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| Writer | David M. Eyre, Jr. |
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| Executive Producer | Bernard Sofronski |
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| Executive Producer | David L. Wolper |
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| Producer | Mark M Wolper |
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| Director | Kevin Hooks |
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| Cast | Avery Brooks |
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| Cast | LeVar Burton |
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| Cast | Shaun Cassidy |
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| Cast | Louis Gossett |
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| Cast | Jerry Hardin |
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| Cast | Michael Learned |
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| Cast | Tim Russ |
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| Cast | John McMartin |
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| Actress | Fran Bennett |
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| Actress | Kate Mulgrew |
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| Actress | Annabella Price |
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| Additional Casting | Joe Doster |
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| Production Designer | Beale B. Neel |
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| Set Decorator | William Webb |
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| Cinematographer | John A. Alonzo |
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| Costume Supervisor | Dodie Shepard |
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| Makeup | Mike Moschella |
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| Hair Stylist | Jan Van Uchelen |
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| Editor | Stanford C. Allen |
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| Music Editor | Don Harris |
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| Composer | Gerald Fried |
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| Title Design by | Pacific Titles |
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| Opitcal Effects | Pacific Titles |
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| Location | Nashville Tennessee with the Assistance and Coopertationof the Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission. |
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