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Freedom Road (1979)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 3H 6M

Director : Ján Kadár

Synopsis

Ex-slave and former Union soldier Gideon Jackson represents other ex-slaves at the constitutional convention, and is soon elected to the U.S. Senate despite opposition from white landowners, law enforcement and the KKK. He unites with sharecropper Abner Lait, who helps Jackson unite ex-slaves and white tenant farmers.

Actors

Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Gideon Jackson
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Abner Lait
Ron O'Neal
Ron O'Neal
Francis Cardoza
Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann
Stephen Holmes
John McLiam
John McLiam
President Ulysses S. Grant
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Narrator
Barbara O. Jones
Barbara O. Jones
Rachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)
Sonny Jim Gaines
Sonny Jim Gaines
Brother Peter
Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen
James Allenby
Jean Foster
Jean Foster
Ellen Allenby
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
Ruth Lait
Bill Mackey
Bill Mackey
Trooper
Earl D.A. Smith
Earl D.A. Smith
Hannibal
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Katie
Fred Covington
Fred Covington
Sheriff Bentley
Sonny Shroyer
Sonny Shroyer
Jason Hugar
Ernest Dixon
Ernest Dixon
Marion Jefferson
Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Louise Jefferson
Tom Delaney
Tom Delaney
Will Boone
Ron Gural
Ron Gural
Frank Carlson
William Allen Young
William Allen Young
Older Jeff Jackson
Tony Ross
Tony Ross
Young Jeff Jackson
Eric Washington
Eric Washington
Older Marcus Jackson
Rodney King Adams
Rodney King Adams
Young Marcus Jackson
Howard Brunner
Howard Brunner
Lawyer Greene
Howland Chamberlain
Howland Chamberlain
Isaac Went
Georgia Allen
Georgia Allen
Mrs. Carter
James Bowman
James Bowman
1st White Trash Delegate
Don Brady
Don Brady
2nd White Trash Delegate
Robert Bloodworth
Robert Bloodworth
Major at Convention
Barbara Chaney
Barbara Chaney
Mrs. Ganfret
Stuart Culpepper
Stuart Culpepper
Major Walsh
Lionel Ferbis Jr.
Lionel Ferbis Jr.
Uncle Baddy
Peter Gabb
Peter Gabb
3rd White Trash Delegate
Ian Graham
Ian Graham
Jimmy Lait
Jerome Greene
Jerome Greene
Black Delegate
Bill Holliday
Bill Holliday
Yankee Boss
Don Hood
Don Hood
Gen. Ganfret
Maurice Hunt
Maurice Hunt
Dudley Carwell
Don Lutenbacher
Don Lutenbacher
Convention Speaker
Ritchie Montgomery
Ritchie Montgomery
Soldier
Danny Nelson
Danny Nelson
Auctioneer
Afemo Omilami
Afemo Omilami
Young Black Man with Scars
Courtney Pledger
Courtney Pledger
Mrs. Dupre
David Robbins
David Robbins
Wounded Redshirt
Jeremiah Shabazz
Jeremiah Shabazz
Well-Dressed Black Delegate
Gregory White
Gregory White
Clair Willis
Bob Zay
Bob Zay
Roger Dupre

Crews

Ján Kadár
Ján Kadár
Director
Howard Fast
Howard Fast
Novel
David Zelag Goodman
David Zelag Goodman
Writer
Zev Braun
Zev Braun
Executive Producer
Leland Nolan
Leland Nolan
Producer
Chet Walker
Chet Walker
Producer
Terry James
Terry James
Original Music Composer
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Original Music Composer
Charles Correll
Charles Correll
Director of Photography
George Folsey Jr.
George Folsey Jr.
Editor
Anne Goursaud
Anne Goursaud
Editor
Daniel A. Lomino
Daniel A. Lomino
Production Design
Jocelyn A. Cotlon
Jocelyn A. Cotlon
Set Decoration
Bill Webb
Bill Webb
Set Decoration

Trailers and other movies

Muhammad Ali in Freedom Road (1978)

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