Freedom Road (1979)

29 Oct 1979 • Drama • 3h 6m

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 former slaves and white sharecroppers to keep the land they tended all their lives.

Ján Kadár
Director

Howard Fast, David Zelag Goodman
Writer

Muhammad Ali, Kris Kristofferson, Ron O'Neal
Starring

Language: English
Awards:
Country: United States
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date: 28 Oct 2019
Box Office Total:

5.7

IMDb (207 votes)