Freedom Road (TV 1979)

Muhammad Ali, in a rare acting role, plays Gideon Jackson, an ex-slave in 1870's Virginia who gets elected to the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C. and battles other former slaves and white ... See full summary »

Director:

Ján Kadár

Writers:

Howard Fast (novel), David Zelag Goodman

Stars:

Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 (as Barbara-O Jones)
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

Storyline

Muhammad Ali, in a rare acting role, plays Gideon Jackson, an ex-slave in 1870's Virginia who gets elected to the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C. and battles other former slaves and white sharecroppers to keep the land they tended all their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

1870s | virginia | murder | bitterness | death | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Caminho da Liberdade

Company Credits

Production Co:

Braun Entertainment Group, Worldvision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

186 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Trivia

A truncated version was given a limited theatrical release in Europe in 1980.

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