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Freedom Road (TV Movie 1979) Poster

(1979 TV Movie)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Ján Kadár

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Howard Fast ... (novel)
David Zelag Goodman

Cast (in credits order)  

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
Barbara O ... Rachel Jackson (as Barbara-O Jones)
Sonny Jim Gaines Sonny Jim Gaines ... Brother Peter
Joel Fluellen ... James Allenby
Jean Foster Jean Foster ... Ellen Allenby
Grace Zabriskie ... Ruth Lait
Bill Mackey Bill Mackey ... Trooper
Earl D.A. Smith Earl D.A. Smith ... Hannibal
Alfre Woodard ... Katie
Fred Covington Fred Covington ... Sheriff Bentley
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 ... Frank Carlson
William Allen Young ... Older Jeff Jackson
Tony Ross Tony Ross ... Young Jeff Jackson
Eric Washington Eric Washington ... Older Marcus Jackson (as Erik Washington)
Rodney King Adams Rodney King Adams ... Young Marcus Jackson
Howard Brunner Howard Brunner ... Lawyer Greene
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 (as Don V. Brady)
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 (as Peter J. Gabb)
Ian Graham Ian Graham ... Jimmy Lait
Jerome Greene Jerome Greene ... Black Delegate
Bill Holliday Bill Holliday ... Yankee Boss
Don Hood ... General Ganfret
Maurice Hunt Maurice Hunt ... Dudley Carwell
Don Lutenbacher Don Lutenbacher ... Convention Speaker
Ritchie Montgomery ... Soldier
Danny Nelson Danny Nelson ... Auctioneer
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 (as Gregg White)
Bob Zay Bob Zay ... Roger Dupre
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Philip Copeland Philip Copeland ... White trash kid
Rusty Meyers ... Soldier
John Sarno John Sarno

Produced by 

Denis Bieber ... co-executive producer
Zev Braun ... executive producer
Leland Nolan ... producer
Sylvio Tabet ... co-executive producer
Chet Walker ... producer

Music by 

Terry James
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

Cinematography by 

Charles Correll

Editing by 

George Folsey Jr.
Anne Goursaud

Production Design by 

Daniel A. Lomino

Set Decoration by 

Jocelyn A. Cotlon
Bill Webb

Production Management 

Dennis E. Jones ... unit production manager
F.A. Miller ... executive production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Bob Graham ... second unit director
Michael Kennedy ... second assistant director

Sound Department 

Teresa Eckton ... sound effects editor
Ken Nunn ... Cableman
Art Rochester ... production sound mixer

Stunts 

Ron Bledsoe ... stunt double
Tony Brubaker ... stunt double / stunts (uncredited)
Hank Calia ... stunts (uncredited)
Erik Cord ... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Grossman ... stunts (uncredited)
Greg Walker ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Jeffrey W. Petersen ... electrician
Michael Simpson ... assistant camera
Mark Stanley ... dolly grip

Music Department 

Michael Arciaga ... music supervisor

Transportation Department 

Terry Collis ... transportation captain
Gary Littlefield ... transportation coordinator
Jerry Sidwell ... driver

Additional Crew 

Ron Bledsoe ... wrangler
Sharon Mann ... creative consultant

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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