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Oct 29, 1979 · Freedom Road: Directed by Ján Kadár. With Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal, Edward Herrmann. A former slave Gideon Jackson, after fighting in the civil war returns home as a free man and becomes a U.S. senator. Will he ever achieve real equality with his former white master?
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- Drama
- Ján Kadár
- 1979-10-29
Plot. Ali plays ex-slave Gideon Jackson, a former Union soldier who returns to his home in South Carolina following the American Civil War and ultimately becomes a U.S. senator. The film and Fast's novel are based on a true story, but they take a number of liberties.
- Freedom Road, by Howard Fast
- Jan Kadar
- October 29 –, October 30, 1979
A former slave Gideon Jackson, after fighting in the civil war returns home as a free man and becomes a U.S. senator. Will he ever achieve real equality with his former white master? 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 ...
The four‐hour, $7,500,000 television movie of Howard Fast's “Freedom Road,” starring Muhammad Ali and Kris Kristofferson— to be presented in two parts on NBC tomorrow and Tuesday evenings...
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Released October 29th, 1979, 'Freedom Road' stars Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal, Edward Herrmann The movie has a runtime of about 3 hr 6 min, and received a user score of 48 (out...
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