United States / Oct 29, 1979 / NBC
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sonny Jim Gaines | Brother Peter |
| Joel Fluellen | James Allenby |
| Jean Foster | Ellen Allenby |
| Grace Zabriskie | Ruth Lait |
| Bill Mackey | Trooper |
| Earl D.A. Smith | Hannibal |
| Alfre Woodard | Katie |
| Fred Covington | Sheriff Bentley |
| Sonny Shroyer | Jason Hugar |
| Ernest Dixon | Marion Jefferson |
| Sylvia Kuumba Williams | Louise Jefferson |
| Tom Delaney | Will Boone |
| Ron Gural | Frank Carlson |
| William Allen Young | Older Jeff Jackson |
| Tony Ross | Young Jeff Jackson |
| Eric Washington | Older Marcus Jackson |
| Rodney King Adams | Young Marcus Jackson |
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| Howard Brunner | Lawyer Greene |
| Howland Chamberlain | Isaac Went |
| Georgia Allen | Mrs. Carter |
| James Bowman | 1st White Trash Delegate |
| Don Brady | 2nd White Trash Delegate |
| Robert Bloodworth | Major at Convention |
| Barbara Chaney | Mrs. Ganfret |
| Stuart Culpepper | Major Walsh |
| Lionel Ferbis Jr. | Uncle Baddy |
| Peter Gabb | 3rd White Trash Delegate |
| Ian Graham | Jimmy Lait |
| Jerome Greene | Black Delegate |
| Bill Holliday | Yankee Boss |
| Don Hood | Gen. Ganfret |
| Maurice Hunt | Dudley Carwell |
| Don Lutenbacher | Convention Speaker |
| Ritchie Montgomery | Soldier |
| Danny Nelson | Auctioneer |
| Afemo Omilami | Young Black Man with Scars |
| Courtney Pledger | Mrs. Dupre |
| David Robbins | Wounded Redshirt |
| Jeremiah Shabazz | Well-Dressed Black Delegate |
| Gregory White | Clair Willis |
| Bob Zay | Roger Dupre |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Freedom Road |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Braun Entertainment Group, Worldvision |
| Release date | 29 ottobre 1979 |
| Executive producer | Zev Braun |
| Production | Leland Nolan, Chet Walker |
| Writer | Howard Fast, David Zelag Goodman |
| Editing | George Folsey Jr., Anne Goursaud |
| Cinematography | Charles Correll |
| Assistant directors | Ján Kadár |
| Camera operators | Charles Correll |
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| Additional photography | Charles Correll |
| Production design | Daniel A. Lomino, Bill Webb, Jocelyn A. Cotlon |
| Art direction | Bill Webb, Daniel A. Lomino, Jocelyn A. Cotlon |
| Set decoration | Bill Webb, Jocelyn A. Cotlon, Daniel A. Lomino |
| Stunts | Tony Brubaker |
| Music | Terry James, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson |
| Sound | Terry James, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson |
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