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Cast

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

Tom Delaney

Tom Delaney

Will Boone

Ron Gural

Ron Gural

Frank Carlson

William Allen Young

William Allen Young

Older Jeff Jackson

Tony Ross

Tony Ross

Young Jeff Jackson

Eric Washington

Eric Washington

Older Marcus Jackson

Rodney King Adams

Rodney King Adams

Young Marcus Jackson

Howard Brunner

Howard Brunner

Lawyer Greene

Howland Chamberlain

Howland Chamberlain

Isaac Went

Georgia Allen

Georgia Allen

Mrs. Carter

James Bowman

James Bowman

1st White Trash Delegate

Don Brady

Don Brady

2nd White Trash Delegate

Robert Bloodworth

Robert Bloodworth

Major at Convention

Barbara Chaney

Barbara Chaney

Mrs. Ganfret

Stuart Culpepper

Stuart Culpepper

Major Walsh

Lionel Ferbis Jr.

Lionel Ferbis Jr.

Uncle Baddy

Peter Gabb

Peter Gabb

3rd White Trash Delegate

Ian Graham

Ian Graham

Jimmy Lait

Jerome Greene

Jerome Greene

Black Delegate

Bill Holliday

Bill Holliday

Yankee Boss

Don Hood

Don Hood

Gen. Ganfret

Maurice Hunt

Maurice Hunt

Dudley Carwell

Don Lutenbacher

Don Lutenbacher

Convention Speaker

Ritchie Montgomery

Ritchie Montgomery

Soldier

Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Auctioneer

Afemo Omilami

Afemo Omilami

Young Black Man with Scars

Courtney Pledger

Courtney Pledger

Mrs. Dupre

David Robbins

David Robbins

Wounded Redshirt

Jeremiah Shabazz

Jeremiah Shabazz

Well-Dressed Black Delegate

Gregory White

Gregory White

Clair Willis

Bob Zay

Bob Zay

Roger Dupre

Crew

Bill Webb

Bill Webb

Set Decoration

Ján Kadár

Ján Kadár

Director

Tony Brubaker

Tony Brubaker

Stunt Double

Howard Fast

Howard Fast

Novel

Zev Braun

Zev Braun

Executive Producer

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

Original Music Composer

Daniel A. Lomino

Daniel A. Lomino

Production Design

Terry James

Terry James

Original Music Composer

George Folsey Jr.

George Folsey Jr.

Editor

Charles Correll

Charles Correll

Director of Photography

David Zelag Goodman

David Zelag Goodman

Writer

Anne Goursaud

Anne Goursaud

Editor

Jocelyn A. Cotlon

Jocelyn A. Cotlon

Set Decoration

Leland Nolan

Leland Nolan

Producer

Chet Walker

Chet Walker

Producer

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Freedom Road

19794.8 / 10186 min
Drama

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.