Freedom Road

Freedom Road (1979-10-29)

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Overview

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.

Directed By: Ján Kadár

Star Cast: Muhammad Ali , Kris Kristofferson , Ron O'Neal , Edward Herrmann ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 186m
Popularity: 0.5632
Language: en

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Vote Average: 5.357
Vote Count: 7

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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