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.
Title | Freedom Road |
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Year | 1979 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Braun Entertainment Group, Worldvision |
Cast | Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal, Edward Herrmann, John McLiam, Ossie Davis |
Crew | Bill Webb (Set Decoration), Ján Kadár (Director), Tony Brubaker (Stunt Double), Howard Fast (Novel), Zev Braun (Executive Producer), Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (Original Music Composer) |
Release | Oct 29, 1979 |
Runtime | 186 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 4.80 / 10 by 6 users |
Popularity | 2 |