Directed by:
Ján KadárScreenplay:
David Zelag GoodmanCinematography:
Charles CorrellCast:
Muhammad Ali, Edward Herrmann, Ossie Davis, Grace Zabriskie, Alfre Woodard, Kris Kristofferson, Barbarao, Sonny Jim Gaines, Ron O'Neal, John McLiam (more)Plots(1)
Gideon Jackson (Ali), once a black slave, returns home after the civil War a free man. The Union has won the war, but, in reality, the country still remains bitterly divided. How will the illiterate and propertyless Gideon utilize his newfound freedom? Can he ever hope to achieve real equality with his former white master? (official distributor synopsis)
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