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Freedom Road (1979)

Freedom Road

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1h 38m

October 29th, 1979

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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.

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Cast

Muhammad Ali
Gideon Jackson
Kris Kristofferson
Abner Lait
Ron O'Neal
Francis Cardoza
Edward Herrmann
Stephen Holms
John McLiam
President Ulysses S. Grant
Ossie Davis
Narrator
Barbarao
Rachel Jackson
Sonny Jim Gaines
Brother Peter
Joel Fluellen
James Allenby
Jean Foster
Ellen Allenby
Full cast & crew

Directors

Ján Kadár
Full cast & crew

Producers

Denis Bieber
(co-executive producer)
Zev Braun
executive producer
Leland Nolan
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Howard Fast
novel
David Zelag Goodman
Full cast & crew

Keywords

good versus evil
mercilessness
cruelty
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

June 1st, 1982 (Portugal)
January 1st, 1980 (Turkey)
October 29th, 1979 (United States of America)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Freedom Road (original title)
A Caminho da Liberdade (Brazil)
Vapaustaistelija (Finland) (video box title)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

98 min (Portugal)
100 min (theatrical)
143 min (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (theatrical)
All Running Times

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Braun Entertainment Group
Worldvision

Distribution Companies

IVC
Hellenic Video Enterprises (HVE) (Greece)
Tango Entertainment (United States of America)
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