Quick facts
- Released
- October 29, 1979
- Runtime
- 186 min
- IMDb
- tt0079173
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Braun Entertainment Group, Worldvision
Cast
Muhammad Ali
Gideon Jackson
Kris Kristofferson
Abner Lait
Ron O'Neal
Francis Cardoza
Edward Herrmann
Stephen Holmes
John McLiam
President Ulysses S. Grant
Ossie Davis
Narrator
Barbara O. Jones
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
Sonny Shroyer
Jason Hugar
Ernest Dixon
Marion Jefferson
Sylvia Kuumba Williams
Louise Jefferson
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Freedom Road about?
- 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.
- Who directed Freedom Road?
- Freedom Road was directed by Ján Kadár.
- Who stars in Freedom Road?
- Freedom Road stars Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal, Edward Herrmann.
- When was Freedom Road released?
- Freedom Road is a 1979 drama film.
- Where can I watch Freedom Road?
- You can watch Freedom Road with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.