Freedom Road

Name: Freedom Road
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979-10-29
Duration: 186 min

3h 6m·Drama

Directed by Ján Kadár·1979

Rate

5.2/10 avg

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.

DirectorJán KadárCinematographyCharles CorrellStudioBraun Entertainment Group

Actor	Role
Muhammad AliGideon Jackson	Gideon Jackson
Kris KristoffersonAbner Lait	Abner Lait
Ron O'NealFrancis Cardoza	Francis Cardoza
Edward HerrmannStephen Holmes	Stephen Holmes
John McLiamPresident Ulysses S. Grant	President Ulysses S. Grant
Ossie DavisNarrator	Narrator
Barbara O. JonesRachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)	Rachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)
SSonny Jim GainesBrother Peter	Brother Peter
Joel FluellenJames Allenby	James Allenby
JJean FosterEllen Allenby	Ellen Allenby
Grace ZabriskieRuth Lait	Ruth Lait
BBill MackeyTrooper	Trooper
EEarl D.A. SmithHannibal	Hannibal
Alfre WoodardKatie	Katie
FFred CovingtonSheriff Bentley	Sheriff Bentley
Sonny ShroyerJason Hugar	Jason Hugar
EErnest DixonMarion Jefferson	Marion Jefferson
SSylvia Kuumba WilliamsLouise Jefferson	Louise Jefferson
TTom DelaneyWill Boone	Will Boone
RRon GuralFrank Carlson	Frank Carlson
William Allen YoungOlder Jeff Jackson	Older Jeff Jackson
TTony RossYoung Jeff Jackson	Young Jeff Jackson
EEric WashingtonOlder Marcus Jackson	Older Marcus Jackson
RRodney King AdamsYoung Marcus Jackson	Young Marcus Jackson
HHoward BrunnerLawyer Greene	Lawyer Greene
Howland ChamberlainIsaac Went	Isaac Went
GGeorgia AllenMrs. Carter	Mrs. Carter
JJames Bowman1st White Trash Delegate	1st White Trash Delegate
DDon Brady2nd White Trash Delegate	2nd White Trash Delegate
RRobert BloodworthMajor at Convention	Major at Convention

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