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Roots: The Gift
starring: Louis Gossett Jr., Fran Bennett, Annabella Price, Maria Bryant, John McMartin
directed by: Kevin Hooks

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302561791
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302561795
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Running Time: 94 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 11, 1988
Sales Rank: 2068

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Editorial Review:

Description:
Christmas Eve 1775. For the celebrants at Parker Plantation, it's a time of joy and giving. For enslaved friends Fiddler and Kunta Kinte, it's a chance to give to other slaves the most precious gift of all: freedom. The Roots saga expands in a holiday-themed drama based on characters from Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Louis Gossett, Jr. reprises the role of resourceful American-born slave Fiddler. LeVar Burton again plays Kunta Kinte, the Mandinka warrior who hopes to someday return home to Africa. Year: 1988 Director: Kevin Hooks Starring: Louis Gossett Jr., LeVar Burton, Avery Brooks

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Roots: The Gift
It is a great story. I think it should have been written into the original ROOTS, not shown as a seperate movie. Louis Gossett,Jr., and Levar Burton were terrific just as they were in the original ROOTS. We only see about five minutes of Michael Learned, which is a shame because she is such a good actress, I think they could have expanded her role. Shaun Cassidy was alright...I never thought he could act. It is a very moving story; brought me to tears when seeing how awful the slaves were treated.

Rating:

- Excellent film!
I am a huge fan of Roots Vol 1-6 that was introduced to me during a High School history class in 1995. Supringly it was not until Christmas 2002 that I discovered RTG. The story of RTG takes places sometime in between Vol II and III. Levar Burton returns as Kunta, and Louis Gossett Jr. returns as the Fidler. I do not wish to give the entire plot away, but will say that Kunta gets another shot as escape (as well as Fidler) but turns down the opportunity. The plot and story on this one was not quite as good as the others, but the director seems to be of the same quality, and the music score is also the same. The feel of the film is like the others. However outside of Levar and Louis all the actors are different. One of the actors laters goes on to play in the X-files.

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- ROOTS-THE GIFT
I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING AND HISTORICALLY EDUCATIONAL.

Rating:

- I'm glad I saw this movie.
I wasn't aware that they did a Roots Christmas story until I read the description in the cable guide.

I am willing to over look the slavery issue in this movie and the fake southern accents too. That is not what attracted me to this movie. Self-sacrifice and the true meaning of Christmas did.

There are several gifts that I saw in this movie. The next generation of children that realize slavery is wrong. The older brother explaining how he feels about slavery to the younger sister and she said to Fiddler that Toby doesn't have to be her camel in the Christmas Pagent. The mother's gift to wait until after the holidays to tell the father about her son being an abolitionist.

The sacrifice Avery Brooks' character makes when, as a freed slave, he puts his life ... Read More

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- Roots Christmas Story
I didn't like this movie that much because of the usual slavery stuff..It is really well written and well acted out...Kunta Kente and Fiddler are together again and Fiddler is talkin bout running..But Kunta tries to convince him not too...But there are a lot of slaves that need their help so they help them get free, but what about themselves?

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